Tag: tanka
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“early morning…” a #tanka (5/22/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/22/24: bridge early morning “like a bridge over troubled water” playing again and again #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka
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“skidding…” a #tanka (5/20/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/20/24: gravel skidding my bike on gravel always seeking a shortcut #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka
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Old Friend
We met at St. Augustine’s School in the last days of fourth grade. You became my best friend during a time when I had none. We carried each other through our middle school years. Sure, we hit our road bumps through high school, hanging with different cliques. But we managed to hang together through college,…
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“mid-spring afternoon…” a #tanka (5/15/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/15/24: trunk mid-spring afternoon another tree-hugger grasps the old red oak’s trunk my naive idealism far beyond easy rescue #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“for sale…” a #tanka (5/13/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/13/24: for sale for sale one slightly used driveshaft ready to cross a sea of stars #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka
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Between
Today, a break in the clouds that gathered for days. Today, a respite from the rain that’s fallen for the last two. A robin lands on the walkway of a neighbor’s home, then scampers onto the small front yard. The last blossoms of the Cherry Tree next door have all fallen. Their last remains mingle…
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“shadows…” a #tanka (5/10/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/10/24: shadows shadows those long-lost impressions remembering a once-vital life #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka
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“listening…” a #tanka (5/9/24) #NaTankaMo #MayTanka
5/9/24: seagulls listening to their cries seagulls how quickly summer comes #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#NaTankaMo#MayTanka
Frank J. Tassone 