Tag: tanka
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“a buzzing fly…” a #tanka (6/30/20)
6/30/20: #61 PROMPT– mask a buzzing fly the refreshing cool of this overcast day we all save each other one mask at a time #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus
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#Haikai Challenge #145 (6/27/20): wild iris (ayame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I hope you enjoyed your Solstice, haijin! I know I did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Eugenia2. s.s.3. Peter4. Jane Dougherty5. Dave Madden 6. Jules7. Tessa Dean8. Kerfe Roig9. Revived Writer10. Ron. Lavalette 11. Li/Lisa12. Xenia Tran13. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr14. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya!…
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Arid Hope: a #writephoto #TankaProse
An endless drought. The resevoir continues to dry out. Wheat and barley fields, once so full of promise, have whilted for want of water. Like everything else. We watch the medicine woman stirring her pot over a fire. She adds dash of some foul-smelling herb, chants a litany in a language none of us understand.…
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“summer heat…” a #tanka (6/26/20)
6/26/20 unprompted summer heat … a breeze caresses my neck this COVID school year comes to an end #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #coronavirus
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“Caravel…” a #tanka (6/25/20)
6/25/20: #54 camel caravelof the Sahara …dromedarywhen have we notrelied on nature? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“experience …” a #tanka (6/23/20)
6/23/20: #53 PROMPT “My Way” experience the heart-rending whole of it all then write as though life itself depends on it #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #144 (6/20/20): Solstice I (Summer/Winter) Midsummer (manastu) / Midwinter (mafuyu) #Haiku #Senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Excellent hunting, haijin! You caught a variety of kigo! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Dave Madden3. Jules4. Peter5. joem18b 6. Eugenia7. Sangeetha8. Pat R9. Tessa Dean10. Li/Lisa 11. Janice12. Linda Lee Lyberg13. Kerfe Roig14. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! Today marks the first…
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Are we? A #KyokaProse / #TankaProse
Three times the death rate from COVID Infections. Twice the number of fatalities from police violence. More than double the poverty rate. Only 19% of the population nationwide. “We are all in this together.” But when we say “We,” whom do we mean? Junteenth approaching storm clouds long past time to live “…and justice for…
Frank J. Tassone 