Tag: senryu
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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…
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#Haiku/#Senryu (4/24/23)
4/24/24: strategy Union Square Park a chess hustler takes the king in 4 moves #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry
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The Truth is…
The truth is everybody knows The truth is no one does The truth is a burst of Cherry blossoms The truth is those blossoms falling The truth is the truth The truth is a heart swollen with love The truth is that heart broken The truth is compassion The truth is indifference The truth is…
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A Fool’s Ballad
Jaime Amadán, the bastard son of the Tuatha de Danann, Lugh, and a down-on-her-luck actress, Mary. Jaime Amadán, the wise fool who rode the dragon that everyone else forced back into its cave. Jaime Amadán, a forgotten hero whose legendary exploits reveal for us the choice: to live in ordinary sorrow, or in extraordinary joy.…
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#Haiku/#Senryu (4/13/24)
4/13/24: carpet sheet-wrapped canine… the newlyweds make love on the carpet #haiku #senryu #micropoetry #poetry