Here is this week’s image to get your creative juices flowing!
The image depicts a green heron displaying colors of green, brown, teal, and blue. It has orange legs and is perched on a branch, with additional branches visible in the background.
Please create one senryu and one haiku to accompany this image prompt. Remember that a traditional haiku describes nature or a season, while a senryu focuses on human nature and emotions.
Then, provide a link in the comments below or ping back to this post on your blog.
Here is a wrap-up of last week’s prompt. I appreciate each of you for sharing your thoughts!
Eugenia – #SenHai Saturday – 10/4/25
Tina – the dawn of a new day
Carolyn – SenHai Saturday #20
Nolcha – View from the Bottom
Sadje – Under the Sea
Lisa – Undulating Light
Violet – Depths Unknown
Ben – 10.10.25 — Haiku/Senryu
Petrujviljoen – ocean stories
I Write Her 
Sorry Susi, but I have been having JetPack Gremlins, here is my belated #21
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Hi Susi,
Here’s mine
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You’re welcome
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here is my offering
https://lisaapaul.home.blog/2025/10/11/green-heron/
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Thanks for the inspiration Susi https://poetisatinta.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/senhai-heron/
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Thank YOU! :)
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https://benjamintonkin.wordpress.com/2025/10/12/12-10-25-haiku-senryu/
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Here’s mine, Susi – #SenHai Saturday – 10/11/25
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Thank you!
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I can’t seem to leave a comment on your site – but just wanted to say I love both, especially how you balance tension and calm, giving the heron a kind of dignified presence in nature💞
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Thank you so much, Ange. Seems the WP glitches are still with us.
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A delightful prompt. I will see what the new prompt is. Thank you.
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Thank you, Roberta!
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My pleasure
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Senryu –
I hold my breath too,
pretending patience looks like
grace, not hesitation.
Haiku
Green flame of stillness
the heron burns in silence,
the wind forgets words.
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Lovely writing!
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Beautiful lines! So ripe with meaning, and the nuanced words give them even more depth. Thanks for joining us!
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