“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 […]
“The work…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/29/20)
7/29/20: PROMPT: patience and effort in the face of danger in this churning world..Meher’s Art Hug: (July 24) The work awakening others to systemic racism after all these years, finally getting into “good trouble.” #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter
“four-year conflict…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/14/20)
7/14/20: #PROMPT — calm amidst stress four-year conflict over an inherited insurance policy another breath in and out as I’m placed on hold again #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse
Three times the death rate from COVID Infections. Twice the number of fatalities from police violence. More than double the poverty rate. Only 19% of the population nationwide. “We are all in this together.” But when we say “We,” whom do we mean? Junteenth approaching storm clouds long […]
