Category: haikai
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Smuggs ’14 Chronicle, Day 8, August 1, 2014, part II (my latest .@ImageCurve #haibun)
I watch Mira exit the Pipe Slide at the North Hill Aquatic Center. She flounders in the exit pool, her arms and legs thrashing as her head bobs up and down. My heart skips a beat when a lifeguard stands up, but she recovers. After I slide down, she tells me, “It happens so fast.…
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“summer solstice…” a #tanka (6/21/19)
6/21/19: prompt-free summer solstice and the sun breaches the rain clouds liberation, a drive home, the last project in my wake #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/21/19)
6/21/19: pebble solstice prick of a pebble in my shoe #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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A Traveler’s Wisdom: a #quatrain #haibun
twilight above the horizon strawberry moon I come bearing counsel. Will you hear it? Aye, I’m a traveler, a stranger to you, and a woman, besides. No matter. You can have confidence in what I will tell you. Will you listen? aflight across the leagues, I see happenings near and far to guide your steps…
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“slouching toward solstice…” a #tanka (6/20/19)
6/20/19: prompt-free slouching toward solstice with the promise of summer and vacation after a break in the rain birdsongs and a passing jet #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/20/19)
6/20/19: library still wind chime overdue books strewn across the front seat #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“how long…” a #tanka (6/19/19)
6/19/19: prompt-free how long can I listen to it? babbling brook we savor each other after our latest kiss #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/19/19)
6/19/19: gates when last I heard “Piper at the Gates of Dawn” morning rain #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 