Tag: tanka
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“more…” a #tanka (1/18/24)
1/18/24: more more slow breathing moments as the world goes on #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“water…” a #tanka (1/17/24)
1/17/24: soft water how the soft overcomes the hard how flexibility is a sign of life #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“sirens…” a #tanka (1/16/24)
1/16/24: thick sirens another time to be thick-skinned when so much happens in this city #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“while these clouds…” a #tanka (1/15/24)
1/15/24: icy while these clouds foreshadow more icy conditions I relish the feeling of your warm hands #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Into the Gray
Saturday, early morning. Windows glisten with raindrops. A fog of pea-soup proportion fills the street. The sky is a blanket of gray. Neighbors walk along the sidewalks through this rain and fog. Some walk dogs. Others exercise, or just stretch the legs. They take their steps into the gray without hesitation. Saturday, mid-morning. Sunlight pierces…
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#Haikai Challenge II #2 (1/13/24): Little New Year (koshoogatsu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you, returning haijin, for participating in the revival edition of #Haikai Challenge II. Congratulations, contributators: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Colleen Chesebro2. Peter3. AJ (Ange) 4. Kerfe5. Suzette Benjamin6. Ben Tonkin 7. Melissa Lemay8. Jules Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Moving on! Let me take you behind the curtain of kigo selection, and share…
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Coyotic ‘Telling
I could tell you how I do it. Spin a yarn about how I pounce on field mice under a full moon. Or how I chase jackrabbits into briar patches that ensnare them for me. Sure, I could tell you how I face down raccoons at tossed-over garbage cans. Or how I run down half-starved…
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“white tiger…” a #tanka (1/9/24)
1/9/24: white “white tiger” a memory from childhood how these patterns echo-echo-cho #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
Frank J. Tassone 