Tag: tanka
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“gray sky…” a #tanka
8/20/18: mystery gray sky grasshopper songs as a jet descends why we hurt each other a heartbreaking mystery #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #47 (8/18/18): autumn near (aki chikashi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
You endured the fire and bore witness, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Pat R 3. Reena Saxena 4. Jules @ Strands 5. deepa 6. Revived Writer 7. Janice 8. Deborah Gomez 9. Jules @ Strands #2 10. Frank J. Tassone 11. Linda Lee…
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An unreceived Present
still pond agape in every moment … when will we quiet the chorus in our heads? How can it be? How can Love be present, and waiting only for the asking? How can the Presence be such a gratuitous gift? Impossible! And yet, I have tasted the gift, and seen without seeing. I can still…
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#Haikai Challenge #46 (8/11/18): Fire #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Flames from the Holy Fire scorch a hillside in Lake Elsinore, California, on August 9.ROBYN BECK / AFP / GETTY My, did you have a lot to say about vacations last week, haijin! Congratulations to all contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Denise DeVries 2. Deborah Gomez 3. Jules @ Strands 4.…
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Softest Whisper: A #TankaTuesday (on a Wednesday) #tankaprose
The Spirit moves. Sometimes in the fiercest cyclones. Far more often in the softest whispers. The story of Elijah experiencing the Presence of the Lord in the “small, still voice” comes to mind. The Spirit manifests in the gentle nudge that prompts us to the action–or inaction–best suited for the situation we face.…
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Strongest Wind: A #TankaTuesday #tankaprose
Photo by Ravi Pinisetti on Unsplash “Strongest wind remains unseen” –from The Joy Luck Club We see, and we believe. Yes, it has served us well, this “seeing is believing,” when we address pratical matters. What happens, however, when we confront the sublime? There, we must abandon the seen for the unseen. Who…
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#Haikai Challenge #45 (8/4/2018): Vacation/Holiday #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
How was the Cicada’s song, haijin? Some of you braved the heat or rain to listen. Congratulations to last week’s participants: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Reena Saxena 3. Jules @ Jewels 4. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 5. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. …
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Everyday Duplicity: a #ThrowdownThursday (8/2/18) #Tanka
cicada song … the moments we take for granted How many shadows can we hide within? for dVerse Poets’ MTB: Punctuation and enjambment in poetry (pubtended by Bjorn) and my own #Haikai Challenge #44 (7/28/18): Cicada (Semi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Frank J. Tassone 