Category: haikai
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“Sudden cold…” a #tanka (10/8/19)
10/8/19: unusual harvest sudden cold an unusual harvest of late bloomers oh, that only we could count on Autumn weather at last #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/8/19)
10/8/19: airplane take-off airplane ascent echo of rolling thunder #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“…Unto the Breach…” a #Quadrille #haibun
Set the stage. It’s long past time for a competant actor. Set the table. We’re overdue for an adult diner. Set the microphones and cameras; the witnesses must speak. Set the time of our deliverance from vulgar, conniving “Chosen Ones.” sunset broken promises remembered for dVerse Poets Quadrille #89: Are you Set? (pubtended by Merrill)…
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“rush-hour traffic…” a #tanka
10/7/19: an act of kindness rush-hour traffic a driver with the right of way yields to let me in these simple acts of kindness that save the civilized world #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (10/7/19)
10/7/19: chocolate cricket chirping left behind at work my Ghirardelli Dark #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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#SilentSunday (10/6/19)
A rest from #haiku See you tomorrow!
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#Haikai Challenge #107 (10/5/19): fall foliage (red leaves (momiji)) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you for honoring Rosh Hashanah, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Reena Saxena2. Jules 3. Tessa4. Jane Dougherty 5. Jane Dougherty6. Jade Li/Lisa Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: It’s October. Maple leaves have begun to turn. A spectacle of brilliant color appears as the sun sets. The…
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Up There: A #TankaProse
Breathing hard. Heart racing like never before. I lean against a pine. The trail continues. But will I? Step by step by step. Until the rocky apex of Sentinal Dome appears. The climax of the ascent before me, I pour out the last of my strength to reach the top. The whole of Yosemite valley…
Frank J. Tassone 