Category: haikai
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First Guitar, our Latest Decoration: a #quadrille #haibun for #dversepoets
The ESP shines in the corner. When I first received that high school graduation present, I could not put it down. I routinely played Pentatonic scales, jazz fusion riffs and blues chord progressions in the basement. How many nights did I play Led Zepplin’s Black Dog or Pink Floyd’s “Wish you were here?” How many…
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“rain-splattered streets…” a #tanka (6/18/19)
6/18/19: prompt-free rain-splattered streets an air-conditioner’s hum from the next office the fleeting time left before morning Regents proctoring #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/18/19)
6/18/19: goal morning rain to just sit and listen to birdsongs #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“although the classes…” a #tanka (6/17/19)
6/17/19: prompt-free although the classes end today, and the Regents begin tomorrow the IEP and grading piles rise without end #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (6/17/19)
6/17/19: possible wet grass a Viking character says “That is possible” #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #13thWarrior
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#Haikai Challenge #90 (6/15/19) Midsummer (manastu)/Midwinter (mafuyu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I trust you’ve savored the fragrance of the season, haijin? Some of you clearly did. Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jane Dougherty3. Reena Saxena4. Jules5. The Dark Netizen 6. The Dark Netizen7. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr8. Linda Lee Lyberg9. Deborah10. Tessa 11. Janice12. Xenia Tran13. Revived Writer Powered…
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Mortal Intimations: a #Gerrymuse #TankaProse
“What do we say to the God of Death?” “Not today.” –from “Game of Thrones” (The Battle of Winterfell, S8, E3) A strangled in-breath at an unwelcomed, forbidden touch by a friend, underneath the bed. A numb paralysis in the presence of a beaten mother and a raging father, in the kitchen at three in…
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My Daily #Haiku (6/15/19)
6/15/19: false another hot day — denying he sings falsetto Jon Anderson https://www.jonanderson.com/about.html #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 