Tag: poetry
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Augustal Exhortion: a #haibun
Why should the eighth month not bear my name? Did I not bring peace to the Empire? Is not my reign the inauguration of the Pax Romana? Did I not expand our territory while maintaining the peace? Oh, but some of you cry, “Republic!” Others whisper, “Tyrant!” Is it the Republic you desire? Would that…
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“an Autumn chill…” a #tanka (8/2/21)
8/2/21: prompt-free an Autumn chillon an August daystill cicadasto close or not to closethe deck umbrella tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (8/2/21)
8/2/21: pond scum summer hikeall over a stagnant pondalgae growth #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“120 degrees…” a #tanka (8/1/21)
8/1/21: muddy river 120 degreesbut no one wants to bathe inthe “dirty Verde”a cool 90 degreeson the hilltop #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (8/1/21)
8/1/21: wildlife migration Autumn coola glance at the sky fordeparting geese #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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Sunday Morning #Haiga (8/1/21)
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Heart Smile Flow: a #TankaProse
The flow of conversation with a friend seen for the third time in three weekends. How easily we weave between topics, while our wives and sons engage in their own. The flow of our steps as we stride our neighborhood streets. How we talk like the best friends we are ten days after our 21st…
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My Daily #Haiku (7/30/31 – 7/31/21)
7/30/21: mare7/31/21: gelding cool afternoona mare and gelding touchmuzzles to manes #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 