Category: haikai
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The Tao of War and Peace: a #PiDay #TankaProse
Our anonymous ancestors discovered fire. They lit their nights thereafter. Apex predators that had preyed on them before felt fear evermore. Cooked meat freed their metabolisms to generate cognitive growth. How long after did the first of our anonymous ancestors turn fire against another? Was its use the first weapon of mass destruction, in a…
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“My Corona…” a #haibun
All around us, the lists: Wash your hands Keep your hands away from your face Cough in your elbow or inside your shirt Wash you hands In such pandemic times, even simple tasks like shopping take on Herculean proportions. Mira managed to grab the last four-pack of toilet paper left on the shelves at the…
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“a sudden sway…” a #tanka (3/13/20)
3/13/20: three strikes a sudden sway of pines up the street what can songbirds know about baseball’s cardinal rule, “three strikes and you’re out”? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku
3/13/20: the clearance Friday the thirteenthno clearance sales neededfor toilet paper #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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“all these bare brances…” a #tanka (3/12/20)
3/12/20: unprompted all these bare branches and yet songbirds serenade throughout the day amid the pandemic a light shines in the darkness #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (3/12/20)
3/12/20: summer drought early springa summer droughtin the wings #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“returning geese…” a #tanka (3/11/20)
3/11/20: third course returning geese a third course of treatment yieds the same result these gathered clouds continue to withold their promised rain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (3/11/20)
3/11/20: camping ground “Ra Ra Bullowa”the tents erectedin record time #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 