Tag: tanka
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“a neighborhood walk…” a #tanka (6/8/20)
6/8/20: peace a neighborhood walk as the heat of the day begins to pass … we will not enjoy peace unless we work for justice #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter
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#Haikai Challenge #142 (6/7/20): firefly, lightning bug (hotaru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Thank you for your witness for justice, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Dave Madden3. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr4. Jules5. Frank J. Tassone 6. Kerfe Roig7. Eugenia8. Janice9. Ben Kohns10. Kerfe Roig (2) 11. Pat R12. Xenia Tran13. Ben Kohns14. Revived Writer15. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…
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“passing car…” a #tanka (6/5/20)
6/5/20: prompt-free passing car and late afternoon birdsongs do the memorial candles still burn? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BlackLivesMatter #JusticeForGeorgeFloyd
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“closed peonies…” a #tanka (6/3/20)
6/3/20: unprompted closed peonies before the storm this calm how has eight years passed since your death? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“deep twilight…” a #tanka (6/2/20)
6/2/20: #42 PROMPT refolding deep twilight we continue refolding through these labor pains will a better us emerge from the trauma? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #BLM for Colleen’s 2020 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 180, #Poet’sChoice
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Off the Leash: A #Quadrille #TankaProse
Cry ‘Havoc,’ and let slip the dogs of war Marc Antony, “Julius Caesar,” Act 3, Scene 1, line 273 Officer Derek Chauvin Kills George Floyd. Why? When will Black Lives matter? kneeling unleashs a nation eight minutes to snuff out a life, then six days demanding justice for dVerse Poets’ Quadrille #105: Cry Havoc and…
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“As a nation bleeds…” a #tanka / #kyoka (6/1/20)
6/1/20: #41 PROMPT strength and perseverance dragon, koi Art Hug from Meher McArthur As a nation bleeds its institutional sin turning septic a hymn again offers hope: “We shall overcome someday…” #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#JusticeForGeorgeLloyd#BLM
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#Haikai Challenge #141 (5/31/20): Justice #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I trust you enjoyed mellowing in the meadow, haijin. Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. Li/Lisa3. Jules4. Kerfe Roig 5. Linda Lee Lyberg 6. Frank J. Tassone7. Peter8. Revived Writer (Jenna) 9. Eugenia10. Janice11. Xenia Tran Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! The list above is too long. The…
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