Tag: tanka
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“as the clouds…” a #tanka (4/30/24)
4/30/24: shadows as the clouds occlude the sun no shadows another breeze & more blossoms fall #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“cutting…” a #tanka (4/29/24)
4/29/24: kayak cutting through the Sound kayak savoring wind and water
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“checking on…” a #tanka/#kyoka (4/26/24)
4/26/24: cheese checking on its crumbling texture aged cheddar among the chosen that relish strong cheese #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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“fishing…” a #tanka (4/25/24)
4/25/24: fishing fishing for the experience of being alive on a sunburnt face the faintest breeze #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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![#Haikai Challenge II #14 (4/24/24): [Late]Cherry Blossom (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge](https://frankjtassone.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/aba7120a-5dd6-471c-b519-3bf30a9a6e0c-1.jpg?w=1024)
#Haikai Challenge II #14 (4/24/24): [Late]Cherry Blossom (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
Some of you haijin risked being blinded by the light to savor the solar eclipse. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Suzette Benjamin2. Eugi3. Jules 4. Ben Tonkin5. Colleen Chesebro6. J M Negi 7. Melissa8. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! What a National Poetry Month this has…
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“a glint of light…” a #tanka (4/23/24)
4/23/24: cover a glint of light between wind-rippled green leaves how we cover the world with our expectations #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Midway
The United States was aware that the Japanese were planning an attack in the Pacific (on a location the Japanese code-named “AF”) because Navy cryptanalysts had begun breaking Japanese communication codes in early 1942. The attack location and time were confirmed when the American base at Midway sent out a false message that it was…
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“gray sky…” a #tanka (4/17/24)
4/17/24: again gray sky as rain falls again the blossoms bloom #tanka#micropoetry#poetry