Tag: tanka
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“at the beginning…” a #tanka (1/25/21)
1/25/21: beginnings and endings at the beginningand ending of the daythis ticking clockand the light in the skysomehow the same #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“afternoon wind…” another #tanka (1/23/21)
1/23/21: unprompted afternoon windon an alreadycold daywhile technology sputtersa fresh fire cackles #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“a clear sky…” a #tanka (1/22/21)
(Author’s note: I forgot to post this yesterday) 1/22/21: inspiration–uniting cultures a clear skymy bride reads a book ofRumi quotesthis intersectionof East and West #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“perspiration…” a #tanka (1/21/21)
1/21/21: INSPIRATION: Hope (for Amanda Gorman) perspirationas winter sunlight bathesa poet’s facewhile her annunciationilluminates our shade #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #AmandaGorman #inauguration2021
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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
Frank J. Tassone 