Tag: tanka
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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
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#Haikai Challenge #147 (7/11/20): smoldering [hot] (moyuru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enjoy your moon-gazing, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Kerfe Roig2. joem18b3. Li/Lisa4. Jules5. Janice 6. Jane Dougherty7. Revived Writer8. Dave Madden9. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr10. Eugenia 11. Pat R12. Christine Bolton13. Tessa Dean14. Xenia Tran15. s.s. Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! The forecast in…
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Vernal Moments: A Gerry-Muse #Tanka-Prose
Summer Vacation began with the sudden end of the Google Meet Faculty Conference. The bird songs in the backyard carried on. Leaves fluttered in a passing summer breeze, while sun from a clear sky bathed the lawn in gold. The first week passed. Writing continued. Witnessing continued. Then we broke our routine with a short…
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“summer night … ” a #tanka (7/10/20)
7/10/20: #64 PROMPT – magical meeting (foxes) summer night … awakened by a fox’s scream still hidden these kitsune #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #146 (7/5/20): Buck Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Have you savored the transience of the Wild Iris enough, haijin? Many of you did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Pat R3. Tessa Dean4. Dave Madden5. joem18b6. s.s. 7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Jane Dougherty9. Eugenia10. Jules11. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr12. Kerfe Roig 13. Christine Bolton14. Janice15. Revived Writer16. Xenia Tran17.…
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