Category: haikai
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“sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)
1/16/24: thick sirens another time to be thick-skinned when so much happens in this city #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (1/16/24)
#1/16/24: breakfast breaking dawn… enjoying breakfast by Christmas tree light #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Counting the Cost
Theirs was a marriage of convenience, no more. Yet somehow, Yasodharā and Siddharta discovered love. Walks in the palace gardens, songs and dances at feasts held in their honor, and quiet moments alone by the lotus pond nurtured their mutual desire. Legends speak of one night of their love making. While in the thrall of…
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“while these clouds…” a #tanka (1/15/24)
1/15/24: icy while these clouds foreshadow more icy conditions I relish the feeling of your warm hands #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haiku (1/15/24)
1/15/24: cars MLK Day even on this holiday the drone of cars #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Into the Gray
Saturday, early morning. Windows glisten with raindrops. A fog of pea-soup proportion fills the street. The sky is a blanket of gray. Neighbors walk along the sidewalks through this rain and fog. Some walk dogs. Others exercise, or just stretch the legs. They take their steps into the gray without hesitation. Saturday, mid-morning. Sunlight pierces…
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#Haikai Challenge II #2 (1/13/24): Little New Year (koshoogatsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you, returning haijin, for participating in the revival edition of #Haikai Challenge II. Congratulations, contributators: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Colleen Chesebro2. Peter3. AJ (Ange) 4. Kerfe5. Suzette Benjamin6. Ben Tonkin 7. Melissa Lemay8. Jules Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving on! Let me take you behind the curtain of kigo selection, and share…
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#Haiku (1/13/24)
1/13/24: door sun and clouds across the street that red door #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 