#Haikai Challenge 4 (10/21/17): darkness #haiku #haibun #senryu #tanka

Congratulations to Qbit (twice!), RevivedWriter (also twice!), and Jilly for participating in last week’s challenge.

On to this week’s!

It’s late October. The days shorten.  So what better kigo (seasonal reference) could there be than darkness? Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to write a haikai poem that uses, or alludes to, darkness.

Here’s how the challenge works:
1. Write a haikai poem (haiku, Tanka, senryu, haibun, or related form)
2. Ping-back to the Challenge by placing a link to it in your post.
3. Comment with a link to your post.

Enjoy! And light a candle rather than curse! 😉

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30 responses to “#Haikai Challenge 4 (10/21/17): darkness #haiku #haibun #senryu #tanka”

  1. jillys2016 Avatar

    Been watching for your challenge and it is a good one! Mulling and musing…

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  2. What Dark May Come – Jilly's Avatar

    […] for Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #4 referencing or using the word Darkness.  My thanks to Frank for indulging my resistance to […]

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  3. jillys2016 Avatar

    Really enjoyed writing this one; thanks for the opportunity!

    What Dark May Come

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      I am undone! That was beautiful and stunning, Jilly!

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      1. jillys2016 Avatar

        Hooray! All those years with the coloring book and crayons finally pay off 🙂 Great prompt, Frank!

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      2. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

        Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

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  4. Troiku – Fish Crow | Life in Portofino Avatar

    […] was written in response to Frank J. Tassone’s Haikai Challenge #4.  The challenge word is Darkness.  While technically not one of the ancient and accepted Japanese […]

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Love the troika! Great one!

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      1. Charley Avatar

        Thank you!

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Beautiful imagery! And you end with a GOT reference! 😀

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      1. Vivian Zems Avatar

        Ah! you noticed 🙂 I’m a huge, huge fan

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  5. qbit Avatar

    Oh man, you guys really, really don’t want me to write a darkness Haiku!

    Liked by 2 people

      1. qbit Avatar

        Creosote darkness —
        Refineries on the turnpike
        Tannin colored skies

        (warming up, needed to burn one off first…)

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      2. qbit Avatar

        Year draws short of breath —
        Conspicuous consumption
        Dark red Christmas lights

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      3. qbit Avatar

        OK, last one, and I’ll put these all in a post and link back…

        Shattered streetlight glass –
        Match strikes, cigarettes glowing
        Darkness flashes teeth

        Liked by 2 people

      4. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

        Yes!!!! These are the haiku we’ve been waiting for!

        Like

  6. jillys2016 Avatar

    You’re right; we don’t. So, get to it and make us suffer, already!

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  7. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

    😆 Go for it, Q!

    Liked by 1 person

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  10. revivedwriter Avatar

    Thanks again for another fun haikai challenge!

    You Make the Darkness Light

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    1. Frank J. Tassone Avatar

      Thank you for joining the fun!

      Like

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