Tag: tanka
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“blue jay call…” a #tanka (9/3/20)
9/3/20: prompt-free blue jay callas other songbirdstake flight“You must faceDarth Vader again!” #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“a coolness…” a #tanka (8/31/20)
8/31/20: prompt-free a coolnessreminiscentof Autumnanother reminderof summer passing away #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #153 (8/22/20): cricket (koorogi) / #154 (8/29/20): morning-glory (asagao) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
You’ve probably had enough of katydids, haven’t you, haijin? Congratulations to the last challenge’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. Colleen Chesebro4. Eugenia5. Christine Bialczak6. willowdot21 7. Goutam Dutta8. Xenia Tran9. Jules10. Janice11. Linda Lee Lyberg12. Christine Bolton 13. s.s.14. Li/Lisa Fox of W MI, USA15. Dave Madden16. Tessa Dean…
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These Daily Rituals: a #Tanka-prose (8/29/20)
A breath. Another. In. Out. When aware of any thought beyond breathing, a gentle return to the breath. In. Out. Until that period of centering draws to a close. A daily routine, disrupted during summer and other days off. Or any morning in which I enjoy drinking coffee beside Mira, in our bed, upon awakening…
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“hovering…” a #tanka (8/25/20)
8/25/20: unprompted hoveringamong flowerheadsa hummingbirdmaybe an auspicious signfor finishing the spigot?
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“ancient oak…” a #tanka (8/24/20)
8/24/20: prompt – old trees ancient oak a rare survivor of gypsy moths a hand on Sequoias older than the US #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“lone grasshopper…” a #tanka (8/21/20)
8/21/20: prompt-free lone grasshopper amidst this summer breeze a delayed repair and a snake’s intrusion is a great time for Spanish wine #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Coyotic Arts: a #Tanka-Prose
Would that I could bend the will of monarchs with the clowning wit of a Court Jester. Would that I could elicit childlike laughter like a circus clown. Would that I could provoke epiphanies like a genuine Holy Fool. But I’m simply a poet. My words alone will need to be enough to inspire you.…
Frank J. Tassone 