Children senryu - let’s do Japanese poetry
Senryu (川柳, senryuu) is somewhat similar in structure to Haiku (俳句), which is Japanese poetry with 5-7-5 (go-shichi-go) syllables. However, Senryu is lighter in its content and is made primarily to have some fun. It can be funny or even outright ridiculous. Here’s a website containing children Senryu that I found.
Let’s translate some!
みんないるから
すごいんだ
gakkou wa
minna iru kara
sugoi n da
School
Because all my friends are there
It’s wonderful
I particularly like the one below:
かみなりどうし
けんかする
goro goro to
kaminari doushi
kenka suru
Rumble rumble!
The thunders are
Having a fight
My first encounter with senryu is on Morning Musume DVD Magazine vol. 14 where the topic is “eco” (e.g., environment). Morning Musume, v-u-den, Berryz Koubou, and C-ute members all have to make an eco senryu. It’s quite interesting.
Here’s Berryz Koubou’s captain Shimizu Saki’s senryu:
地球があつく
なってるぞ
taihen da
chikyuu ga atsuku
natteru zo
It’s terrible!
The earth is
Becoming hot
And now it’s my turn making a senryu:
すごいサイトね
そうだねえ
It’s all in kana!
Try writing some 
Tags: berryz koubou, c-ute, haiku, Morning Musume, poem, poetry, senryu, shimizu saki, v-u-den