Tag: tanka
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“rising sun…” a #tanka (7/20/20)
7/20/20: Lotus light rising sun the first rays caught in the lotus If only I opened up to enlightenment #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #148 (7/18/20): summer meadow (natsuno) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enduring the heat, haijin? I hope so! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Eugenia3. Christine Bialczak4. Pat5. s.s.6. Dave Madden 7. Jane Dougherty8. Janice9. Jules10. Petru Viljoen11. Xenia Tran12. Tessa Dean 13. Peter14. Kerfe Roig15. Revived Writer16. Linda Lee Lyberg17. Christine Bolton18. Li/Lisa (2) Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya!…
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A Palisades Park Hike: a #tanka-prose
Stateline Lookout, in Palisades Interstate Park. An old state road runs along the top of the Palisades overlooking the western shore of the Hudson River. Five-hundred feet above the water, the views extend from the new Tappan Zee bridge to the edge of the Bronx. Our two-mile loop hike–following a trail down the cliffs to…
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“tossed sheet…” a #tanka (7/17/20)
7/17/20: PROMPT: sleeplessness tossed sheets the rambling thoughts and sensations up and down constantly on those insomnial nights #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Hail Mary: A #Tanka-Prose
A “yes” in answer to a divine calling. A sword piercing her heart ever after. A heart in which she pondered all she experienced. A heart that breaks as she holds the corpse of her crucified son. A heart immaculate after a rolled-away stone. A heart enthroned after an ultimate divine summons. “Blessed are you…
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“muck and soaked leaves…” a #tanka (7/15/20)
7/15/20: unprompted muck and soaked leaves the thump as they drop from the gutter a gurgle as water pours out the bottom leader at last #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“four-year conflict…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/14/20)
7/14/20: #PROMPT — calm amidst stress four-year conflict over an inherited insurance policy another breath in and out as I’m placed on hold again #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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“droning lawnmowers…” a #tanka (7/13/20)
7/13/20: # PROMPT – one day one breath at a time droning lawnmowers and the rattle from laundry in the dryer I bear with their sadness one day–one breath–at a time #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 