Romantic Senryu
neighborhood children
laughing play hide-and-go-seek—
he steals his first kiss
a teenaged couple
smooching beneath the bleachers—
flashlights and sirens
a husband and wife
smiling on Valentine’s Day—
a pink negligee
© January 27, 2012
Dane Ann Smith-Johnsen
Written for Poetry Soup Member Contest: Romantic Senryu Contest
Sponsored by: Francine Roberts
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