“a long way…” a #tanka / #kyoka (3/21/21)
3/21/21: International Poetry Day a long waysince Plato banishedthe poetsHappy InternationalPoetry Day, haijin! #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
“a lump in my throat…” a #tanka/#kyoka (1/15/21)
1/15/21: inspiration– floating (sorrowful) world a lump in my throatthe friends’ posts I see andthe ones I missyet my iPhone silent savefor the latest scam calls #tanka #Kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
“Although they came…” a #tanka (1/8/21)
1/8/21: inspiration- “steal the sword” Although they cameinvading the capitalscreaming “stop the steal”they were “a sound and furysignifying nothing” #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
“Corona lockdown…” a #tanka (8/3/20)
8/3/20: Prompt – positive power of the negative Corona lockdown… all the new hiking trails we discovered the lemonade made from life’s latest gift of lemons #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
Arboreal Instruction: a #Kyoka-prose #haibun
Thump! A branch fell from the maple beside the deck. It struck the lawn a foot away from the fire pit. One whole branch broke into three pieces and several shards of bark. There were no leaves on the branch. Black rot exude throughout, and from the stump […]
