Tag: tanka
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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…
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Of Medicinal Malice and Momentary Humanity: A #TankaTuesday (on a Wednesday) #TankaProse
Children wait at the Paso Del Norte Port of Entry, in the US-Mexico border in Chihuahua State, Mexico on June 20, 2018. Herika Martinez/AFP/Getty Images Somewhere in south Texas, a child cries. Uniformed men pulled him from his screaming mother’s arms, and brought him far away. He sits by a cot, surrounded by other…
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Vernal Agony and Ecstasy: A #TankaTuesday #TankaProse
Summer sun air conditioner straining against the humid air Cheer the gift of fresh cool air be amazed that it still flows Only the last scheduled New York State Regents exams to proctor. Only the last compliance work to complete. Only prom and graduation, faculty meeting and final party. Only the self-paced…
