senryu cluster (senryu in 3 lines)

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unflushed toilet

room temperature drink left

on the table

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beyond morning 

through parted blinds seeing 

woman´s expression 

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nostalgia ---

unsure who the woman is

in the photo 

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the rise and fall 

of a political house  ---

nothing makes sense

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bending willows ...

income tax finally 

hits my account 

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Pearl Harbor Day ---

Black and Brown bodies pass 

back and forth today

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eucalyptus...

our argument the door 

to Gehenna

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Valley of Hinnom ...
vacation spot of every 
politician 

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