Tag: tanka
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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.…
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“although cicadas…” a #tanka (8/18/20)
8/18/20: unprompted although cicadas continue their drone an Autumn cool remains at this hour of a late summer day #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“grasshoppers…” a #tanka (8/17/20)
8/17/20: prompt-free grasshoppers and cicadas instead of songbirds the way cumulus clouds drift across the sky #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #152 (8/16/20): katydid (kirigirisu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Survive your storms and darkness, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Eugenia3. Tessa Dean4. Goutam Dutta5. Jane Dougherty 6. willowdot217. Li/Lisa Fox — West MI, USA8. Janice9. Christine Bolton10. s.s. 11. Xenia Tran12. Linda Lee Lyberg13. Jules14. Revived Writer15. Kerfe Roig Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets.…
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Spent Lives: a #Tanka-Prose
Playing Rock-Paper-Scissor to see which of us would drive the rent-a-car. After a flight to Denver from New York, during which we drank Heineken after Heinekan. Driving over switchbacks through the Rockies. At night. With an squeaky-breaked 18-wheeler behind us. Getting knocked into the frigid Animus River in level-5 rapids during our first white-water-rafting experience.…
Frank J. Tassone 