Tag: poetry
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In Memoriam (9/11/19): an updated #haibun.
I can almost forget. Almost, but never. The impact of the second plane. The plumes of black smoke. The bodies falling through the sunny sky. The rumble. The towers’ collapse. The enveloping white cloud filled with asbestos and powdery debris. Later, the candle memorials. The photograph collages of loved ones. The newscaster’s voice breaking up.…
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My Daily #Haiku #2 (9/11/19)
9/11/19: typhoon Typhoon … perching on wreckage a seagull #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (9/11/19)
9/11 startled at the sound of every jet #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (9/9/19)
9/10/19: a scarecrow hat sunseta scarecrow hatfull of crows #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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“clearing clouds…” a #tanka (9/9/19)
9/10/19: off-prompt clearing cloudsa ray of afternoon sunthrough a skylightthe light spots remainingafter an eye exam #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Desperate Times: a #quadrille #haibun
The commute begins. Cruising 65-70 miles-per-hour, I pass two exits. Then tail-lights appear. Stop-and-go traffic crawls. Pressure mounts. Cruising speed across the bridge. Then a parkway, with more bumper-to-bumper traffic. Pressure reaches critical. parking space making it to the bathroom in the nick of time for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #87 (pubtended by De Jackson). The…
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“Autumn wind…” a #tanka (9/9/19)
9/9/19: dragonfly Autumn wind a hovering dragonfly above our flowers a moment of radiance before the closure of clouds Inspired by: 2019 Sanford Goldstein International Tanka Contest Winners: Honorable mention “sudden chill…” —Marion Clarke http://www.tankasocietyofamerica.org/tsa-contest/winners-and-judges-comments/2019-sanford-goldstein-international-tanka-contest-winners #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
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My Daily #Haiku (9/9/19)
9/9/19: raking leaves cricket-chirping … an afternoon set aside for raking leaves #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
