Tag: tanka
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“remaining heat…” a #tanka (8/28/24)
8/28/24: meet remaining heat on this last Wednesday in August awaiting hot & cold fronts to meet #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Belonging, or Not
A former karate teacher once told me that in every society of any scale (from club to nation) there are zealots, followers, and heretics. “And I’m a heretic,” he added, referring to his role within his dojo. But he looked obedient enough, responding to Sensai’s commands during a school-wide Karate demonstration. searching still for the…
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“a little over…” a #tanka (8/22/24)
8/22/2024: school a little over a week away Labor Day soon the penultimate school year begins #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“even with this…” a #tanka (8/21/24)
8/21/24: sun even with this late morning sun cool breezes this time in August announcing Autumn #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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For the Earth: on hiking
One step after another. Along jutting roots and sliding pebbles. Up switchbacks anc across cutouts of plateus. Down one ravine wall to rise up another. All to reach a summit, and to savor its view. A hike: more than just a leisure activity or outdoor activity. It is a way to participate in nature, to…
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Gemini Solarity
Sometimes, there is a softness to sunlight. A pale glow on verdant cherry leaves. A warmth instead of a sear. A swath of cotton instead of a scouring pad. Sometimes, there is a harshness to sunlight. A blinding radiance on worn white siding. A scortch instead of warmth. A drowning in hot coals instead of…
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“Summer wind…” a #tanka (8/15/24) #TankaThursday
8/15/24: wind Summer wind “Waiting for the Sun” playing on repeat a sudden nostalgia for college days #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#TankaThursday
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“breathing in and out…” a #tanka (8/14/24)
8/14/24: clouds breathing in and out… “a cloud of forgetting” for all my thinking & only this breathing for “a cloud of unknowing” #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#thecloudofunknowing
Frank J. Tassone 