Tag: tanka
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“rainy night…” a #tanka (11/21/24) #TankaThursday
11/21/24: rare rainy night a rare silence deepens I follow in the footsteps of these old masters #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#TankaThursday
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“even as…” a #tanka/#kyoka (11/8/24)
11/8/24: smile even as society fractures smile darkness yields to even a pinpoint of light #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry#TankaThursday
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“on a pond…” a #tanka (11/3/24)
11/3/24: pond on a pond a sea of foliage shimmers the last light shining over the ridge #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Halloween Adjacent: a #TankaProse (10/30/24)
10/30/24: fall As if it could be any other way… evening twilight after landscapers bag fallen foliage the chill of thinning veils soon to begin #TankaProse#tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“roar…” a #tanka (10/21/24)
10/21/24: sizzle roar of a passing jet sizzle of oil in the pan #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Novel Attention
The tingling sensation on my skin. The deep muscle ache in my upper arms and thighs. The creak in my back. The throb in my left forefoot. The tenitis hum in my ears. But I smell the aroma of air-fried, sweet-potato fries. I hear Mira’s humming in the kitchen. I see the twilight sky turn…
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“Milton…” a #tanka (10/10/24)
10/10/24: pummels Milton how your wind pummels us & in your aftermath more shattered lives #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Sublime Serenade
leaves turning atop the tallest trees bathed in setting sunlight that canopy yet still calling from within, from beyond “Deeper. Deeper…” past the cross’ shadow to an empty tomb while my skin sandpaper sensationed— this cool air sunlight passing so quickly away
Frank J. Tassone 