Lovely little roadside poems popping up around the US

Senryu are sort of a sister poem to the Haiku. While traditional Haiku are about nature, Senryu follow the same 5-7-5 syllable format to address elements of human nature.

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#compassion #wearemorealikethandifferent #signsofhope #artinthetimeofcorona #senryu #publicart #essequamvideri

A post shared by @ roadside_senryu on Aug 11, 2020 at 7:43am PDT

These are being placed,

seemingly so randomly

about the country.

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Say what you mean and do what you say. Get your thoughts, your words and your actions to work in concert and you will be surprised at how much easier things become. The universe will conspire to help you in every way. I promise. #publicart #artinthetimeofcorona #environmentalart #signofthetimes #signsofhope #donaldjudd #chinati #marfa #marfatexas #integrity #senryu #westtexas #straightshooter #texas #friendship

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Latitude and longitude are available for the seriously committed.

(h/t Ava)