Tag: tanka
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“ever daylight…” a #tanka (2/27/24)
2/27/24: Alaska ever daylight during that vacation in Alaska how Denali hid within rain clouds #tanka#micropoety#poetry
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#Haikai Challenge II #8 (2/25/24): leap year (Urudoshi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
I hope you enjoyed the snow while it lasted, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Suzette Benjamin2. Eugi 3. Jules4. Ben Tonkin 5. Melissa Lemay6. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead… The interesting thing about having a solar calendar that is 356.25 days long is that…
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Those Days
When I stood on a hilltop behind Chestnut Ridge Middle School, the late afternoon sun bathing my face. I sought comfort, a new teacher so overwhelmed with the demands of the new profession, and a steep learning curve ahead. Or when Mira and I took Frank on the plethora of outings: Childrens’ Museums, Amusement Parks…
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“how long…” a #tanka (2/22/24)
2/22/24: meeting how long I have awaited this meeting shedding our clothes in moonlight #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“bare boughs…” a #tanka (2/21/24)
2/21/24: plan bare boughs stretching toward clouds threatening snow a confessional voice saying “trust the plan” #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“bathed in light…” a #tanka (2/20/24)
2/20/24: wake bathed in light dripping off a gutter melting snow this new twittering as I wake #tanka#micropoetry#poetry for Colleen Chesebro’s 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 22, 2/20/24, Part I, Snow Becomes Rain (February 19 – March 4) Usui 雨水
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#seen through…” a #tanka (2/19/24)
2/19/24: haze seen through this Spring Haze raven how long I stand and smile #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haikai Challenge II #7 (2/17/24): light snow (awayuki) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
Witness any inspiring Dragon Dances, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Eugi 3. Cheryl4. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! This week in New York’s backyard, we’ve had snow. Twice! In the same week! Just when we got out, Old Man Winter pulls us back in!…
Frank J. Tassone 