Tag: tanka
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Regret: A #TankaProse (10/17/18)
So much bounty that we always took for granted. Always wanting more, never enjoying what we had. Until we realized–too late–that time was the one scarcity that mattered. Now, our hall remains empty. Others take possession of what was ours. All that remains of us is the echo of our coveting. The “hungry…
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“last harvest…” a #tanka (10/17/18)
10/17/18: pumpkins last harvest a pumpkin patch filled with squirrels and crows the first Christmas sales at Tuesday Morning #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Arachne’s Song: a #TankaTuesday #TankaProse (10/16/18)
Call me Arachne. What? Do you not like what you see? Am I so unsightly, that you stand repulsed? It is as it should be, then, for those that contend with the Gods. Whether they win or not. I knew my weaving supreme on earth and in heaven. When Athene herself could not…
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“Hunter’s Moon…” a #TankaTuesday #tanka (10/16/18)
10/16/18: haunting dream hunter’s moon a reoccurring dream of running with the wolves why am I haunted by this Wild Hunt? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“fading light…” a #tanka (10/15/18)
10/15/18: harvest fading light between the harvest and hunter’s moon I wait for the promised rest between fresh aches and sighs #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #55 (10/13/18): scarecrow (kakashi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Public Domain, Link How did you enjoy the flight of our feathered friends, haijin? More than a few of you clearly did. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Helene Vaillant 4. Reena Saxena 5. Janice 6. Revived Writer 7. Jules @…
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“Spring rain…” a #tanka (10/12/18)
10/12/18: birth of a bird spring rain the cracked halves of an egg a mother’s return with fresh worms #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Rain torrent…” a #tanka (10/11/18)
10/11/18: your own calendar rain torrent another rescheduled cross country meet Why, Mother Nature, are you on your own calendar? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 