Tag: senryu
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Belonging, or Not
A former karate teacher once told me that in every society of any scale (from club to nation) there are zealots, followers, and heretics. “And I’m a heretic,” he added, referring to his role within his dojo. But he looked obedient enough, responding to Sensai’s commands during a school-wide Karate demonstration. searching still for the…
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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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“not yet evening…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/28/24)
7/28/24: evening not yet evening & wafting from the kitchen– rabbit aroma even as I type this a sudden mouth-watering #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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“still reading…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/17/24)
7/17/24: reading still reading the signs of the times a closed trilogy and yet so many more await #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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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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“a spread…” a #tanka/#kyoka (5/1/24)
5/1/24: spread a spread of artisanal cheeses another glass of red #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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“checking on…” a #tanka/#kyoka (4/26/24)
4/26/24: cheese checking on its crumbling texture aged cheddar among the chosen that relish strong cheese #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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![#Haikai Challenge II #14 (4/24/24): [Late]Cherry Blossom (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge](https://frankjtassone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aba7120a-5dd6-471c-b519-3bf30a9a6e0c-1.jpg?w=1024)
#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…
Frank J. Tassone 