Tag: tanka
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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
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“‘The Birds’…” a #tanka (3/18/19)
3/18/19: suspense “The Birds” … Was Hitchcock right all along? the killing suspense waiting for the spring Equinox #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #77 (3/16/19) March Equinox (Machi Shunbun) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enjoyed enough fish, haijin? Some of you marched along. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Tessa3. Reena Saxena 4. Jane Dougherty5. Jules @ Strands6. Revived Writer 7. Janice8. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: What a week coming up! St. Patrick’s Day–the unofficial…
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Amore Ultima
1998. The Palisades Center, outside the Lowes Theater. You arrive with our mutual friend Laura. The world blurs, and only you fall into focus. The conversation of Chris and my other friends becomes background muzak to our conversation. We all walk toward a coffee kiosk, where I wanted to buy you a cup, but didn’t.…
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“Ides of March…” a #tanka (3/15/19)
3/15/19: prompt-free Ides of March shell casings fall to a floor stained with blood Another house of worship filled with fallen innocents #tanka #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #ChristchurchMosqueAttack
Frank J. Tassone 