Tag: tanka
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“landing on…” a #tanka (8/1/24) #TankaThursday
8/1/24: photograph landing on the photograph a mosquito how long before it feasts on me? #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#TankaThursday
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“Summer Afternoon…” a #tanka (7/30/24 – 7/31/24)
7/30/24: Eagle 7/31/24: trout Summer Afternoon An osprey and eagle duel over a trout the victor flies away with the spoils #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“not yet evening…” a #tanka / #kyoka (7/28/24)
7/28/24: evening not yet evening & wafting from the kitchen– rabbit aroma even as I type this a sudden mouth-watering #tanka#kyoka#micropoetry#poetry
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“arising…” a #tanka (7/26/24)
7/26/24: afternoon arising this sunny afternoon summer breeze the lawnmowers gentle drone #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“evergreens…” a #tanka (7/25/24) #TankaThursday
7/25/24: morning evergreens still standing this summer morning even as thunderclouds gather again #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“so long…” a #tanka (7/24/24)
7/24/24: hike so long since we hiked it Pine Meadow when we miss what we’ve lost #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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“another breath…” a #tanka (7/23/24)
7/23/24: switchback another breath another ascending switchback the fatigue that keeps on giving #tanka#micropoetry#poetry
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Conversion: a #tankaprose
The darkness deepens around you. The snarls of salivating wolves grow closer and louder behind you. So you run. The wolves give chase. Panting, struggling, stumbling, screaming, you scramble to stay ahead of certain death. Until you realize that those snarling, salivating wolves are your fears. The deepening darkness around you is your own ignorance…