LoR Lyricists #7 - Min-Maxing Senryu

Why stop at counting syllables when there are characters to count too? This week, RIWAN's poets challenged themselves to see how few or many letters they could fit into their LoR senryu!

Jun 13, 2022

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Papa Viego
Atrocity for lethal
Katarina Too
            -juxta (min- 37 letters)

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Through tough, scout, spellshield
Overwhelm, fated, lifesteal, 
Pantheon prevails
            -juxta (max- 67 letters)

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Imaginary
manifest a fae path to
viability
            -plinq (min- 36 letters)

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Strength comes from tough fights
Breakthrough outstretched Laurent guardians
Challenge, transgress, triumph
            -Penguin (max- 94 letters)

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I see you play Lee
But I don't see no Zoe!
Moon gun nerf be like.
            -Yondy (min- 47 letters)

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Bonus Yondy senryu

(Huh, I misread as
min-max of words not letters
well, it's what it is)
            -Yondy

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Vi is a gal of
No creativity so
Her senryu bad
            -RyanEffinMiles (min- 36 letters)

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Uh oh. I get it
A new card, in LoR
It is for Teemo
            -Itch (min- 35 letters)

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TF and MF
tiny units aboard, aye!
decimate lethal
            -Alkaloid (min- 39 letters)

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One drop swarm: fight fierce!
health points: great! harmed, though still strong
burn their face: laugh! pose!
            -Alkaloid (max- 85 letters)

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A yordle up top
wants a deal--who am I
to argue with that?
            -alex (min- 43 letters)

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Beg your pardon, but
officer, obviously
these here casks ain't mine
            -alex (max- 54 letters)

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Usability
amyotonia minds
academism
            -Lunar Spoon (min- 32 letters)

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Broken runic blade.
Is anybody alive?
Inside broken, too.
            -Rocksaint (min- 45 letters)

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Sealed with chains. Death screeched.
Through drought of strengths, Lucian fought.
They seethed those damned ghouls.
            -Rocksaint (max- 95 letters)

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Wait for the breeze's kiss
that bring peace to troubled minds
from Janna's soft hands
            -Hazy (max- 68 letters)

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