Tag: tanka
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Momentary Exhaustion
Twilight, and the last of my energy dissipates with the remains of the day. last bird songs as evening closes in these aching muscles another day’s challenges await the rising sun
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“afternoon sun…” a #tanka (5/19/21)
5/19/21: green candle afternoon sunpiercing the canopyabove the deckan emerald candleflickers in the dark #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“drifting cumulus…” a #tanka (5/18/21)
5/18/21: prompt-free drifting cumulusthe overgrown edges ofthe front and back yardshow they contrast the paversMira cleaned all last week #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“sparrow songs…” a #tanka (5/13/21)
5/13/21: unprompted sparrow songsthe drone of leaf blowersand her sweeping broomI wait for him to come ashe waits for me to forget #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“five years…” a #tanka (5/12/21)
five yearssince you’ve been gonecrabapple leavesflutter in a passing breezeas the sun remains high #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“lingering taste…” a #tanka (5/5/21)
5/5/21: unprompted lingering tasteof homemade fajitas thisCinco de Mayoafter a day of raina soft evening breeze #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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A Correspondence: a petite #TankaProse (4/11/21) Day 11 of #NationalPoetryMonth
Would I have the courage to commune with you, Celtic queen? Iceni regis you bloodied Roman legions in Britannia. but when you faced your end tell me, was it worth it? What would be your response if I did? American man did not your people bloody English Regiments? Considering what you gained how would you…
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Get Nostalgic: a #Tankaprose (4/10/21): Day 10 of #NationalPoetryMonth
How old was I when I first heard U2’s “Sunday, Bloody Sunday?” Thirteen? Fourteen? It doesn’t matter. I was hooked! percussion intro followed by that iconic arpeggio “I can’t close my eyes and make it go way!” A crushing riff, and pounding drum: Bono’s sung lyrics “broken bottles and the children’s screams / bodies strewn…
Frank J. Tassone 