Tag: tanka
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“Autumn night…” a #tanka (10/6/23)
10/6/23: fish Autumn night a reheated feast of seafood orzo an overhead flight, and still these cricket songs #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Free-soaring Folly
How long will free-soarers ignore the fearful, trilling songs of unknown longing from their caged compatriots? How long will free-soarers fly on winds assured off the backs of their caged bretheren? How long before those free-soarers alight on a tree rooted in just soil, and find themselves permenantly perched, while their caged compatriots fly free?…
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“the warmth…” a #tanka (9/29/23)
9/29/23: unprompted the warmth of her skin rainfall previous plans washed away #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“Autumn…” a #tanka (9/27/23)
9/27/23: fall Autumn an inopportune time for a fall what the shingles vaccine giveth and taketh away #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“Ophelia…” a #tanka (9/25/23)
9/25/23: wet Ophelia your torrents leave us wet and you’re just getting started #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“up above…” a #tanka (9/20/23)
9/20/23: up up above this gingered sky these stars from a different point of view #tanka #micropoetry #poetry for Eugi’s Moonwashed Weekly Prompt – Gingered Sky
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Autumnal Deferral
pumpkin spice still these leaves refuse an Autumn slice a steady descent with pumpkin spice filling cups amid scurrying mice on a bright breezy day Nothing nice about autumn denied, save pumpkin spice We fold Autumn into our poems today, over at dVerse. The pub is open! Come join us!
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“sunlit haze…” a #tanka (9/16/23)
9/16/23: going back sunlit haze as random birds cry out there is no going back #tanka #micropoetry #poetry