Tag: tanka
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“loud pounding on…” a #tanka (3/29/19)
3/29/19: prompt-free loud pounding on iron walls in that staircase next to that classroom the sense of futility as the instigators walk #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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A Hudson River Sojourn: a #TankaTuesday #TankaProse
Plush-plush, say the double-headed paddle, as each head pulls the brackish water of the Hudson river. Our kayaks flow with the tidal current of New York’s mother river; our strokes adjust our course more than propel us. We break for lunch on the shore of Pollepel Island, beneath Bannerman Castle. Then we return to the…
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#Haikai Challenge #78 (3/23/19): swallow (tsubame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I trust you savored your experience of equinox, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Tessa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Reena Saxena4. Jules @ Strands5. Jane Dougherty 6. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr7. Revived Writer8. Linda Lee Lyberg9. Pat R10. Janice 11. Jim Feeney12. Xenia Tran13. Merril D. Smith14. Frank J. Tassone Powered by……
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“ticking clock…” a #tanka (3/22/19)
3/22/19: prompt-free ticking clock and over the radio another call how long a Friday afternoon drags on #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Cloud break…” a #tanka (3/21/19)
3/21/19: prompt-free cloud break a doe sprints away from the road another morning commute passing the impassable #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Senior Switch-Day…” a #tanka (3/20/19)
3/20/19: prompt-free Senior Switch-Day the class’ laughter as he tries to be me Ah, robin and sparrow songs that await me at home! #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Silent Psalm: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse
vernal equinox the ultimate sunlight from winter’s last day how long before we embrace the warmth of the new season? My first characters wore the faces of Hanna Barbara and Terrytoons Animation creations. Others bore the likeness of those from Tolkien, Greek mythology, DC and Marvel Comics, and Dungeons and Dragons. Derivative as they were,…
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“second day…” a #tanka (3/19/19)
3:19/19: coincidence second day without her essay … coincidence? another phone call home to another parent #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 