Tag: tanka
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The Open Secret of Wayfaring: a #tanka-prose
If you are a wayfarer, you follow the Way. It is as simple, and as difficult, as that. Did you think it would be complicated? or easy? running brook the rocks within eroded smooth over time phenomena on the path: obstacle, or stepping stone? for 8th August 2020 prompt: Gerry Muse #219 (occasional tanka prose)The…
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“blackout…” a #tanka (8/7/20)
8/7/20: prompt-free blackoutgenerators dronefrom the neighborssomehow above the dinI hear a lone bird chirp tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“storm’s aftermath, and …” a #tanka (8/5/20)
8/5/20: unprompted storm’s aftermath, andthe multiple wheelbarrowloads of branches …so much dependson electricity #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Although we await…” a #tanka (8/4/20)
8/4/20: prompt-free Although we await Tropical Storm Isaias a calm remains as cloud-covered sunlight continues to shine #tanka #micropoetry #poetry for COLLEEN’S 2020 WEEKLY #TANKA TUESDAY #POETRY CHALLENGE NO. 189, #POET’SCHOICE
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“Corona lockdown…” a #tanka (8/3/20)
8/3/20: Prompt – positive power of the negative Corona lockdown… all the new hiking trails we discovered the lemonade made from life’s latest gift of lemons #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #150 (8/2/20): Sturgeon Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Hope you enjoyed your waterfalls, haijin! Congratulation to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Peter2. Li/Lisa Fox — West Michigan, USA3. Jane Dougherty4. Jules5. Jules 6. Colleen Chesebro7. Eugenia8. Dave Madden9. willowdot2110. Xenia Tran 11. Kerfe Roig12. Christine Bolton13. Linda Lee Lyberg14. Janice15. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! August…
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Arboreal Instruction: a #Kyoka-prose #haibun
Thump! A branch fell from the maple beside the deck. It struck the lawn a foot away from the fire pit. One whole branch broke into three pieces and several shards of bark. There were no leaves on the branch. Black rot exude throughout, and from the stump that remained from where it once grew…
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Lawrence Farm Orchard Experience: an @ImageCurve #haibun / #tanka-prose
clear skies cool enough to pick yellow delicious with three of our friends so satisfying Frankie’s audio diary. His climb up Granny Smith, Gala and Fuji trees for the unblemished, still hanging apples higher up. He and Lilly atop a mound of dirt; seeking pumpkins; racing through the village. Tasting apple cider and apple cinnamon…
Frank J. Tassone 