Tag: tanka
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#Haikai Challenge II #6 (2/11/24): New Year (shinnen) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
I trust you enjoyed your Springtime sea savoring, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Peter2. Jules3. Eugi 4. Peter5. Cheryl6. Ben Tonkin 7. Melissa Lemay8. Suzette Benjamin9. Selma Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! This past Saturday marks the Lunar New Year! Welcome in the Year of the Dragon! In…
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“snowy morning…” a #tanka (2/13/24)
2/13/24: prompt-free snowy morning a pair of tire tracks on the road how the cherry tree trembles under the weight #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haikai Challenge II #5 (2/3/24): spring sea (haru no umi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
Thank you, haijin, to those of you that braved the cold. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Melissa Lemay 3. Suzette Benjamin4. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving forward. The traditional lunar calendar marks February as the first month of spring. Following the kigo word tradition of…
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Morning Commitment
Frank promised that he would be at Camp Bullowa by 6:45 this morning. I walked by his door at 6:30, and to my surprise, I saw that his room was empty. I walked across the cold apartment to the living room window. My car was indeed gone. before dawn braving the morning’s withering wind the…
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“piercing…” #tanka (2/2/24)
2/2/24: matter piercing the heart of the matter an empty furnace on a cold night #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“still pond…” a #tanka (2/1/24)
2/1/24: mirror still pond a mirror reflecting the moon I’m not jealous I’m not! #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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#Haikai Challenge II #4 (1/27/24): withering wind (kogarashi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #kyoka #haiga #renga #HaikaiChallenge
I trust that some of you enjoyed your moon gazing, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Ben Tonkin3. Peter 4. AJ (Ange)5. Suzette Benjamin6. Melissa Lemay 7. Lesley Scoble8. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! It’s still winter in the northern hemisphere. Two weeks ago, a…
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“10,000 years…” a #tanka (1/26/24)
1/26/2024 “10,000 years can give you such a creak in the neck!” a nostalgic sigh for Robin Williams #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
Frank J. Tassone 