Tag: tanka
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“another layer…” a #tanka (4/17/20)
4/17/20: unprompted another layer of gray covers the sky another chill even as maples bud and dogwoods bloom #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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The Last Apparition: a #NaPoWriMo2020 / #GloPoWriMo2020 #TankaProse
What higher praise can I offer you, mother, than a prayer through you to your son? these remains of devotional sculpture how can I witness such things with these dry eyes and still go on living?
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“a leaf on the wind…” a #tanka (4/16/20)
4/16/20: unprompted a leaf on the wind watch it float and wonder where it will land how often we must trust in what we cannot see #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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“although the dog…” a #tanka (4/15/20)
4/15/20: prompt-free although the dog barks behind the wooden fence a walkway to the front door of the house remains inviting to all #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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“waterlogged flora…” a #tanka (4/14/20)
4/14/20: self-healing waterlogged flora drying out in the scattered sunlight between clouds sit and seek the center all our self-healing becomes one #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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“torrential rain…” a #tanka (4/13/20)
4/13/20: unprompted torrential rain fluttering in the wind evergreen branches a sudden droopy-eyed contemplation of coffee #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NaPoWriMo2020 #GloPoWriMo2020
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Haikai Challenge #134 (4/12/20): Easter Lily #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Have you enjoyed your birdsong serenades, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. joem18b3. Li/Lisa4. Rhen Laird 5. Jane Dougherty6. Peter7. Janice8. Eugenia 9. Kerfe Roig10. Jules Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: Happy Easter! Another year, another #haikai challenge on Easter Sunday. As I said last year:…
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What’s Underneath?
Resevoirs of underground water rise up through awakening roots. Buds unfold to growing leaves on once-dormant trees. Forsythias bloomed and daffodils sprouted. Cherry and Dogwood trees blossomed. Dill pierced the top soil between innumeral blades of growing grass. All from what has arisen from underneath. We, living in social isolation, may witness from our windows,…
