Tag: tanka
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Peace: a #TankaProse
A still pond. Canopies of maple, oak, white birch and pine reflect without blemish across it. Then the first drop falls. Ripples radiate out. More drops; more ripples, overlapping each other. The perfect reflection becomes a wavering array of verdant images twisted on an ever-trembling membrane. Soon, a blurry, raincloud gray is all the pond…
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“Sunrise…” a #tanka (5/17/19)
5/17/19: pink hills sunrise the salmon tint of the Tallman hills how beautifully they recede in my rearview mirror #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Mesa Verde…” a #tanka (5/16/19)
5:16/19: mesa Mesa Verde cliff dwellings aligned to the stars how much we all lost to the conquistadors #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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a running brook…” a #tanka (5/15/19)
5/15/19: patience amidst problems a running brook flows around every fallen branch and rock oh, if I had that patience addressing my own problems #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Photographers…” a #tanka (5/14/19)
photographers follow Alfred Stieglitz’s artistic path those art photos I’ve taken whose technique I owe to him #tanka #photo #micropoetry #poetry Venetian Canal (1894) by Alfred Stieglitz
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“Spring rain…” a #tanka (5/13/19)
5/13/19: off-prompt Spring rainsounding in the distancea fire sirenwe await her arrivalas daylight begins to fade #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #85 (5/12/19): rainy season (tsuyu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Did you enjoy getting your green on, haijin? A number of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Maureen Sudlow2. Pat R3. Deborah4. Tessa 5. The Dark Netizen6. Xenia Tran7. Jules8. Linda Lee Lyberg 9. Violet10. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: More rain. All day today.…
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“rustled leaves…” a #tanka (5/10/19)
5/10/19: animal friend rustled leaves as the feral cats approach Snoodles and I my tears as I walk my dog for the last time #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 