Tag: tanka
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Total Second-to-lasts: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse
Graduation day precedes final report card pick-up. The “Last Dance” at Senior Prom precedes some final melody. A roll of thunder follows a lightening strike–before the last flash of the storm. A parry during a fencing match lands before the ultimate riposte. How these penultimates eclipse the end! dogs, fish, lizards, mice … that heartbreaking…
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“ososakura…” a #tanka (4/29/20)
4/29/20: cherry blossoms ososakura yet another day of steady rain all these reminders of what we’ve lost #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #coronavirus for my current #Haikai Challenge
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“unfurling leaves…” a #tanka (4/28/20)
4/28/20: compassion She patiently talks her client through another crisis after days of cold rain unfurled leaves Author’s note: Thanks to Pamela A. Babusci for her feedback and suggestions on my earlier version. #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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“sudden wind…” a #tanka (4/27/20)
4/27/20: cosmic dance of life and death sudden wind another rainstorm advances … #covid19: the latest cosmic dance of life and death #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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#Haikai Challenge #136 (4/26/20): late cherry [blossoms*] (osozakura) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enjoy your New Moon stargazing, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Li/Lisa2. Jen Goldie3. Peter4. Eugenia5. Dave Madden6. Revived Writer 7. Astrid8. Pat 9. Kerfe Roig10. Jules11. Merril D. Smith12. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr 13. Xenia Tran14. Christine Bialczak15. Janice16. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! April…
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“April showers…” a #tanka (4/26/20)
4/26/20: unprompted April showers and the latest blossom in the backyard breathing in, breathing out this moment, this passing Sunday #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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Through Darkness into Light: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse
They say you have to embrace the darkness to discover the light. They say. What do they know? I could show them darkness. The inky new moon night that encloses me like the walls of the womb. The Mese Verde tunnel, scraping my head and shoulders, through which I crawl like a babe forced through…
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“still branches…” a #tanka (4/24/20)
4/24/20: unprompted still branches after a soft rain birdsongs how an accomplishment still leads to unwept tears #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020 #virtualpoetryjam #remotelearning #corona
Frank J. Tassone 