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Showing posts with label senbun. Show all posts
Showing posts with label senbun. Show all posts

Sunday, March 1, 2026

Peace Is War

The butcher pushes more red meat through steel teeth. The wall-mounted TV blares “Operation Epic Fury” between discount ads. 

war after war ...
a white-haired man's gaunt face
in the window glare

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Friday, February 27, 2026

The Gilded Drone

Trump Empire, Inc, LXXVIII
an extremely short senbun written in response to the 2026 State of the Union—the longest in history, lasting 1 hour and 48 minutes


Castro-length blah, blah, blah …

state of the union
the air grows thick as my heart
races slow



FYI: Fore more about senbun, see "To the Lighthouse: Senbun: A Satirical Haikai of Humanity"


Added: Trump Empire, Inc, LXXIX

flanked by stars-and-stripes
he puffs his chest, juts his chin
of wrinkled jowls
crows to the TV cameras
we're in a golden age
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