Tag: tanka
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“early morning mass…” a #tanka (1/20/21)
1/20/21: INSPIRATION: a sympathetic character in the wind early morning massa humble procession toinaugurationwho among us doesn’t needto heed a call for unity? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“waving pines…” a #tanka (1/19/21)
1/19/21: unprompted waving pineswhile cirrus cloudsobscure the sunafter a winter’s daymore exhaustion #tanka #micropoetry #tanka
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#Haikai Challenge #174 (1/18/21): Justice #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga #MLKDay2021
Thank you for your contemplation on first sun and Democracy, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa Fox of W MI, USA2. Jules3. s.s. 4. Peter5. Jane Dougherty6. Kate 7. Kerfe Roig8. Kate9. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! It’s the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King,…
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“twilight…” a #tanka (1/18/21)
1/18/21: inspiration–late walk silhouettes of trees twilightthe silhouttes of treesthis winter evethe aching muscles afterthe five-mile hike #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Playing Favorites: a #TankaProse
How can I choose a favorite? Would it be the one where my pivot line hit the sweet spot? Would it be the part of my first published tanka-prose? Or the first published tanka, ever? Or is it the one in which I most clearly discern that small, still voice? Althoughthe wind and waterinspirethere comes…
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“a lump in my throat…” a #tanka/#kyoka (1/15/21)
1/15/21: inspiration– floating (sorrowful) world a lump in my throatthe friends’ posts I see andthe ones I missyet my iPhone silent savefor the latest scam calls #tanka #Kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“non-COVID times…” a #tanka (1/14/21)
1/14/21: elegance amidst adversity non-COVID timesa night at the operaduring a downpournothing a hearwarmingaria cannot fix #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“although surrounded…” a #tanka (1/13/21) #micropoetry #poetry #ImpeachmentDay #FailedCoup #DemocracyWins
1/13/21: inspiration–Eagle although surroundedbeaten and tortured byan angry mobthe violated eaglesoars again #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #ImpeachmentDay #FailedCoup #DemocracyWins
Frank J. Tassone 