Tag: renga
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Willowing through Wars
bowing grateful to my seat and the world bending under this world’s heartbreak bullets killing 1,000+ one October day bombs killing over 40,000 since bending beneath Russian rockets striking Ukrainian cities Ever bowing ever bending, to be even one light left in the dark Ms. Jade Li, aka Lisa, hosts Quadrille Monday #206 over at…
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How Jarring!
So many encounters with Jar Jars of Clay how their songs still echo Jar-Jar Binks how one actor’s decision unraveled him both actor and character reviled beyond measure all the doors I left ajar on a jar of Smucker’s grape jelly a too-tight lid I’m late for De Jackson’s Quadrille #205 for dVerse. But better…
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A horseride
his nostril snort louder than any I make with my mouth A flick of an ear, then a tail how the flies scatter & oh, how he drops his head to nibble a weed Only a little skittish with riders how his flanks feel my pressed legs, and he knows me & understands that I…
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A Culinary Misfire?
Perhaps the crabcakes were not the wisest decision not so much them as the ridiculously hot hollandaise Had I ever heard of such a thing before hawaii? with each dip of each crabcake bite a new spicy explosion this “welcome to Maui” first meal Merril hosts Quadrille #203 at dVerse. The pub is still open!…
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Unorthodox repairs
scratches on the floor treated and cured with walnuts imagine their oil spreading on hardwood things I never expect to do in late middle age the constant surprise of life unfolding like this each unique moment a present in which God hides, smiling
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#Haikai Challenge II #14 (4/24/24): [Late]Cherry Blossom (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
Some of you haijin risked being blinded by the light to savor the solar eclipse. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Suzette Benjamin2. Eugi3. Jules 4. Ben Tonkin5. Colleen Chesebro6. J M Negi 7. Melissa8. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! What a National Poetry Month this has…
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A Pathfinder’s Offer
call me pathfinder that is who you need when lost is it not? The signs invisible no trace of a trail to find follow me as I walk the way through for you unless you cherish tramping through the wilderness alone the choice is always your own and with it consequences for the lost flounder…
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Psalm of the Hound of Heaven’s Prey
“Long have you hunted me. Long have I eluded you…” Or is that too strong for this dance we step to? The shivers up my spine. The moments of utter spaciousness, where I shrink almost to nothing before an enormous you That hunting feeling, as though you’re everywhere, and I have nowhere to run, nowhere…
Frank J. Tassone 