Tag: tanka
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Phoenix Song: a #TankaTuesday (11/27/18) #TankaProse
Long past time to put this chill in the past gather the pyre ignite the consuming blaze that restores the life taken The first crackles of flame yield a tendril of smoke. The fire grows, feasting on the dry kindling and tinder wound through dry wood. It won’t take long. I hear…
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“Although this chill…” a #TankaTuesday #tanka (11/27/18)
11/27/18: prompt free Although the chill comes early this year I embrace the wind and waves crossing this inland sea #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Brookside Pedagogy: A #writephoto #haibun
“Do you not see?” the nymph asks. Her mischevious smile implies that the answer should be obvious. But no sensible response comes to mind. “Whatever the path, the way through is always one step at a time, placed in the right place at the right time.” She finishes her pronouncement with her hands…
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“a sparrow lands…” a #tanka (11/25/18)
11/25/18: feast a sparrow lands on a bare maple branch Thanksgiving Sunday so many leftovers remain from the feast #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #62 (11/24/18): winter moon (fuyu no tsuki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Happy Belated Thanksgiving! For those that celebrated, I hope you enjoyed your day of feasting! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Reena Saxena 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Helene Vaillant 5. Deepa 6. Jules @ Strands 7. D L Starlight 8. The Dark Netizen 9. Janice 10.…
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#Haikai Challenge #61 (11/17/18): Thanksgiving #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Freedom from Want. Norman Rockwell [Public domain] courtesy of Wikipedia Thank you for your acknowledgement of the Centennary Armistice Day, and for honoring our Veterans, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. The Dark Netizen 3. Jane Dougherty 4. Jules @ Strands 5. Merril D.…
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“‘snowmageddon’…” A #tanka (11/16/18)
11/16/18: solving problems peacefully “snowmageddon” as front wheels spin in place others push and push as the commute hours stretch no crescendos of car horns #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“An Autumn chill…” a #tanka (11/14/18)
11/14/18: wake up smiling An Autumn chill as the last clinging leaves flutter to the ground still I wake up smiling at the coming days of rest #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 