Tag: tanka
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“yesterday’s clouds…” a #tanka (8/12/21)
8/12/21: into the gray Yesterday’s cloudsyield to today’s clear skythis searing heathow I wish I could diveback into the gray #tanka #micropoetry #Poetry
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“gray sky…” a #tanka/#kyoka (8/10/21)
8/10/21: prompt-free gray skya Binghampton hoodieworn indoorsdidn’t the forecast callfor another heatwave? #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“grasshoppers…” a #tanka (8/29/21)
8/9/21: unprompted grasshoppersand the rustle ofwindblown leaveswhere have you all gonemy long-lost friends? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“leaving…” a #tanka/#kyoka (8/4/21)
8/4/21: prompt-free leavingfor a hikewithout waterthe latest follyof an 18-year-old #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“relaxing music…” a #tanka (8/3/21)
8/3/21: unprompted relaxing musicthe chi from her handsflowingamid cicada cracklinga lone birdsong #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“an Autumn chill…” a #tanka (8/2/21)
8/2/21: prompt-free an Autumn chillon an August daystill cicadasto close or not to closethe deck umbrella tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“120 degrees…” a #tanka (8/1/21)
8/1/21: muddy river 120 degreesbut no one wants to bathe inthe “dirty Verde”a cool 90 degreeson the hilltop #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Heart Smile Flow: a #TankaProse
The flow of conversation with a friend seen for the third time in three weekends. How easily we weave between topics, while our wives and sons engage in their own. The flow of our steps as we stride our neighborhood streets. How we talk like the best friends we are ten days after our 21st…
Frank J. Tassone 