Tag: tanka
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A #Haikai Challenge Haijin Showcase: Contributors for #Haikai Challenges #40-43 #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I’m back, haijin! And, as I promised, here are the updates on those that contributed to the #haikai challenges while I was away. Congratulations to all contributors! For #Haikai Challenge #40 (6/30/18): Independence #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3.…
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#Haikai Challenge #43 (7/21/18): Afterglow (yuuyake) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
How are those lawns looking, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors Ultreya! Today is our 17th wedding anniversary. (Thank you, thank you; no, really, you shouldn’t have ;)) During our wedding, I remember seeing the sky shortly after sunset. It was a true sailor’s delight, and it still carries the allure of…
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#Haikai Challenge #42 (7/14/18): cutting grasses (kusakari) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Cool off under the waterfalls, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Moving right along. If only summer was only the season of frolicking. Alas, there’s work to be done, too–especially if you own your own property. Sooner or later, it’s time to mow the lawn! With the sun and rain, that grass…
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#Haikai Challenge #41 (7/7/18): waterfall (taki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Declared your independence, haijin? (UPDATE!) Congratulations to this week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. lynn__ 4. Dwight L. Roth 5. Jules @ Strands 6. Reena Saxena 7. Deborah Gomez 8. Janice 9. Revived Writer 10. Janice (2) Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. …
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A Nighttime #Tanka
hot summer night the moon behind green leaves how much longer will I feed the dark wolf?
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#Haikai Challenge #40 (6/30/18): Independence #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Did you manage to stay dry, haijin? Some of you embraced the rain! Congratulations to last week’s contributors Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 2. awisewomansjourney 3. Dwight L. Roth 4. Reena Saxena 5. Jules 6. Revived Writer 7. Zander 8. Janice 9. Pat R 10. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by……
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Stunning Contrasts on a Summer Day: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse
a cool summer breeze a time to sow or to reap every moment I lay my burden down to pick it up again The last taste of burgundy rests in the well of a used wine glass. She strolls the garden after rinsing something in the sink. Maple leaves flutter in the woosh…
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#Haikai Challenge #39 (6/23/18): midsummer rain (samidare) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Summer has officially come to the northern hemisphere, haijin! You celebrated it in fine haikai style! Congratulations, contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Reena Saxena 2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 3. Dwight L. Roth 4. Jules @ Jewels 5. Revived Writer 6. Xenia Tran 7. Floating Rabbt 8. Janice (Ontheland) 9. Linda Lee Lyberg…