[Lilac Cup: Unofficial Chiyo Ohashi Award] Senryu Edition
This is a private award I'm hosting on my own☆
◎ Senryu Edition
From the submitted works, I picked out the ones I liked 💖 without knowing who the authors were.
※ The order is based on submission time.
◎ Senryu Chiyo Ohashi Award
A drunkard ruining the mood
Author: Akira Yamane
Given the time of year, I pictured a cherry blossom viewing scene.
I often get bothered by drunk people.
This year, even the mood-ruining drunkards felt like a "welcome back!!!" moment.
Though, in the Kanto region, it poured rain on the weekend when the blossoms were in full bloom.
It's also a bit lonely when drunkards disappear from the streets.
Everyone, please drink in moderation☆
Just staying by your side and calling your name
Author: rira
So cute.
I see this was a haiku about a kitty cat.
My daughter often does this to me.
"Mommy, mommy, never mind~"
When she does that while I'm busy, I get all frustrated, but I think I'll try to be a little more affectionate with her.
If someone you like did this to you, it would be a total heart-throb.
I suddenly wonder if my past life was a dog
Author: Daiki Shioda
I suppose you are a dog, aren't you?
There are times when I think I might have been a dog too.
I can't explain it clearly, but that's what I think.
It was interesting to see the AI's evaluation attached to it as well!
Water bottle leaked, my backpack is now an aquarium
Poet: Soup-san
So it was an episode about your daughter.
I still make that mistake myself even now lol
If the bottom of the backpack is waterproof, it really does become an aquarium.
I'm glad you were able to get help from the people around you.
Also, it's a good thing it wasn't Pocari Sweat.
Too much homework, lol, can't play
Poet: Seven Sword-kun
You just have to laugh, don't you?
A wonderful, concise poem in 17 syllables with no wasted words!!!
My son started elementary school this year, and in the three weeks since it started, there has been a mountain of forms that I, as his mother, have had to fill out.
Too many forms, lol, can't sleep
How many times do you want me to write my address!!!
To everyone at the school, let's reduce the homework and forms. That is my sincere wish.
Three sudden sneezes, it hurts my lower back
Poet: PJ-san
This is dangerous. I even have a friend who cracked a rib from it...
Can't you sneeze without using your whole body like that...?
Please take care of yourself...
Yayoi, the month U-tan graduates from 'Inai Inai Baa'
Poet: Sekka-san
This... was actually a bit of a shock since they were a favorite of mine.
There are many songs of U-tan's that I love.
U-tan graduated before my own child could graduate from 'Inai Inai Baa'...
Ready! Cherry blossom viewing day 🌸 pouring rain ☔ desperate dumplings 🍡
Poet: Izayoi-san
In the Kanto region, it was pouring rain just when the blossoms were in full bloom.
I remember having an event that day, so I went out while keeping an eye on the weather, and it cleared up in the evening.
The cherry blossoms in the misty rain were also quite nice~ 🌸
Withered grass and trees with bedhead from the snow that hasn't yet melted
Poet: ning-san
Withered grass flattened by the weight of the snow remains lying down even after the thaw... While imagining that scene, I also see my son's head as he wakes up every morning with spectacular bedhead lol
It's cute how he gets bedhead that makes you wonder, 'How on earth did that happen?'
A crow that sounds like it's calling for its mother
Poet: Tsuru-san
This is for real, there is one in my neighborhood.
A crow that calls out "Mommy, Mommy" in a voice like a little boy.
It is a slightly eerie voice that sounds like a human's, yet not quite human.
Crows are said to mimic voices, so maybe it's imitating someone's child... but...
It was an interesting poem that felt like the start of a folktale about a yokai☆
Half-asleep, who am I, who are you
Poet: Haru~ to Tomoni🌸-san
It is a mysterious poem that feels like stepping into the Twilight Zone, or seeing a fleeting illusion.
You might feel this way when you are between dreams and reality.
Or perhaps it is the world you reach when your life comes to an end.
That is what I found myself thinking.
Fell in love, got a fever, so I was quarantined
Poet: Shimakaze Hyuga-san
Lovesickness doesn't get cured even if you're quarantined... It just gets worse.
I could imagine the figure of someone curled up in their futon alone, sighing.
It is a poem that feels like a scene from a shojo manga.
It is good~☆
(I am an anime otaku, so that is how I think💦)
It is spring, so I want to sleep even while at work
Poet: merci-san
I am seriously sleepy.
As a habitual napper myself, I fully agree.
I think adults should also be officially allowed to have nap time!!!!
Can't talk, don't want to talk, want to talk
Poet: Delicious Steamed Shrimp
This is the truth.
Saying things like "I don't want to talk about it..." but actually wanting someone to listen... or something like that.
Actually wanting to be heard but not wanting to say it yourself, but wanting to be heard... and in the end, since no one is listening, you end up saying it yourself... or something like that.
The human heart is complex and endearing.
It was a verse that made me feel that way.
That concludes my unofficial Senryu awards.
There were so many interesting verses that it was hard to choose.
It was fun to see everyone writing so freely and unrestrainedly.
I am also preparing unofficial awards for Haiku and Tanka.
Thank you very much☆
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