Tag: haibun
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Kenosis: A #tankaprose of Love…#haiku #tanka #haibun #poetry
A #tankaprose of love for #ValentinsDay! #haibun #haiku #tanka #poetry
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Murmer of a brook: a #quadrille #haibun…#haiku #poetry
Photo by Marc Wieland on Unsplash Your murmer carries on a whisper of a breeze. I stop to listen, and breathe. Flow. Yield, and be strong. If I could only do what you say. rainswelled brook … the rocks upon which I again get caught for dVerse Quadrille Monday #50, DeJackson hosting. …
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#Haikai Challenge #20 (2/10/18): Hazy Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga
Miya Ando’s Oborozuki (Moon Obscured by Clouds) at Nancy Toomey Fine Art, courtesy Marina Times You listened for the songs and heard them! Here’s to you, Lark-loving haijin! Congratulations to all contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. qbit 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. KanzenToni 4. Linda Lee Lyberg 5. Jane Dougherty 6. Revived Writer…
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#Throwdown Thursday (2/8/18): my latest #haibun #poetry on .@ImageCurve
Weekend-feeling Weekday Sharon Van Etten’s Taking Chances croons in my earbuds. Late afternoon heat breaks, and a pale-blue sky remains at sunset. Some cardinal flies from branch to branch, as the hoot of an early-rising owl sounds. More songs play, while twilight descends, and our nightlight turns on. Last birdsongs. My hand slaps my leg…
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Of Love and Struggle: a #tankaprose…#tanka #haiku #poetry
(Alexander Bruckmann Allegorie des Fruehlings 1842) chosen fate a life put to the test for the final time “If you are the son of God…” Devil’s words in the crowd’s mouth Life is not without it’s sense of irony. Valentin’s day falls on Ash Wednesday this year. The day celebrating romantic love coincides…
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The Old Neighborhood: A #haibun…#haiku #poetry
(courtesy of the New York Times, October 2, 2016) The Sleepy Hollow, New York neighborhood of Webber Park lies between a bend in Route 9 and the historical Sleepy Hollow Cemetary and Old Dutch Church. It’s across the State road from the equally historical Phillipsburg Manor. Multi-family homes on small lots flank the warren…
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Super Bowl LII (2/4/18): a #haibun #silent Sunday sign-off…#haiku #poetry
Now, I leave you to enjoy America’s unofficial holiday. As an avid NY Giants fan, I route for the New England Patriots. The Eagles are the Giants’ division rival. I won’t abide their fans having bragging rights all off-season (sorry, Toni! 😆) More importantly, Tom Brady must go into the Hall of Fame as the…
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#Haikai Challenge #19 (2/3/18): Skylark #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #renga #haiga
By Daniel Pettersson [CC BY-SA 2.5 se (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5/se/deed.en) or CC BY-SA 2.5 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5)%5D, via Wikimedia Commons Have you eaten enough crow, haijin? 🙂 We had another impressive showing this past week! I get the feeling many of you like birds! LOL! Behold, your haikai: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr…
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