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| Issue 31: | Jan. 2026 |
| Senryu | Sequence: |
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By Peter Jastermsky and
Stephanie Zepherelli
Poems of Passion
authenticating his signal the smoothness of keyless entry identity confirmed slipping in the back door ::: eager hands guiding them someplace special moist fingertips tracing each others’ erotic blueprints ::: facing off she throws her leg over his tussling in bed how he loves to be pinned down ::: soft cone what comes after melts in your mouth taste testing his favorite flavor bittersweet ::: beneath the waves an undulating they can’t conceal adagio to presto the ebb and flow of passion
—Italicized senryu above are by Stephanie Zepherelli,
and those in plain font are by Peter Jastermsky.
Peter Jastermsky
A New England native, Peter Jastermsky lives among the Joshua Trees in the high desert of Southern California. He is the author of twelve books of haiku-based work. Peter’s mind is a storehouse of vast and useless information. To date, he has never forgotten a song lyric.
Author’s website: https://www.peterjastermsky.com
Stephanie Zepherelli,
a California native and a former dance professor, has been living on Oahu for the past 40 years. She has a drawer of mismatched spoons and a tribe of Madagascar geckos. Introduced to short-form poetry three years ago, Stephanie has work published in several venues, including The Abstractaphy Initiative, Cold Moon Journal, Contemporary Haibun Online, Failed Haiku, Five Fleas Itchy Poetry, Fresh Out: An Arts and Poetry Collective, and Haiku Girl Summer, among others.
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