Joanne Morcom is a published poet and retired social worker who lives in Calgary, Alberta. She posts her poetry on her Facebook and on X, formerly known as Twitter.
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Ahhh, our coincidental brews; contraries… face to face. Nifty_! _m
Ha! I read it as iced tea was having a cooling effect on a heated discussion in Ls 1&2 – 'tea cools/the conversation' so 'heats up' was a surprise in L3, then I realised the tea itself was growing cold because of an argument. Clever senryu :)
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Ah, nothing like a brew (slang for tea) to help along conversations, even if the tea is soon forgotten. :-)
tea cools
the conversation
heats up
—JOANNE MORCOM
In this case the reverse has happened and the conversation boils while the tea goes cool to cold to stale. I hope it was only a storm in a teacup and did not escalate?
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Ganesha's moon
the cabbie’s last customer
smells of mint tea
Alan Summers
n.b. The brass bell haiku journal did a brilliant series on Tea Haiku / Haiku Tea issue November 2014
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Ahhh, our coincidental brews; contraries… face to face. Nifty_! _m
new brew
as this teapot screams
jumpy cat
Such a unique poem, but oh so universal. Reminds me of one in my collection, cricket song.
exhausted mother
the steam of the tea kettle
again and again
Thank you for your poem, and for inspiring conversation.
nice temperature contrast
steam kettle
same old argument
boiling dry
Ha! I read it as iced tea was having a cooling effect on a heated discussion in Ls 1&2 – 'tea cools/the conversation' so 'heats up' was a surprise in L3, then I realised the tea itself was growing cold because of an argument. Clever senryu :)
marion
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Ah, nothing like a brew (slang for tea) to help along conversations, even if the tea is soon forgotten. :-)
tea cools
the conversation
heats up
—JOANNE MORCOM
In this case the reverse has happened and the conversation boils while the tea goes cool to cold to stale. I hope it was only a storm in a teacup and did not escalate?
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Ganesha's moon
the cabbie’s last customer
smells of mint tea
Alan Summers
n.b. The brass bell haiku journal did a brilliant series on Tea Haiku / Haiku Tea issue November 2014
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I love the subtle use of contrast. beautiful
So simple, so perfect. A wonderful senryu, Joanne.
I love how the middle line interacts in different ways with the first and third. Thank you for this!