Tag: tanka
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“spring rain…” a #tanka (3/20/20)
3/20/20: prompt-free spring rain and forsythias in bloom I can almost forget about #Corona. Almost. #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“waning winter…” a #tanka (3/19/20)
3/19/20: the rule of three waning winter a Spring Equinox arrives witness this transition during #corona #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“facing down…” a #tanka (3/18/20)
3/18/20: triumvirate facing down the triumvirate with a tanka a pale sky above a sun-drenched street #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“still no sign…” a #tanka (3/17/20)
3/17/20: triple still no sign of the triple symptoms of CONVID-19 the vigil continues for that close contact’s test result #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry #Corona
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“#CONVID19…” a #tanka (3/16/20)
3/16/20: tricycle #CONVID19 the live coping sessions at Tricycle meanwhile, reflected sunlight on the front yard hedge #tanka#micropoetry#poetry#CoronaVirus
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#Haikai Challenge #130 (3/14/20): [spring/autumn] equinox (higan) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
How was your moon gazing, haijin? Many of you seem to have enjoyed it! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Reena Saxena3. Eugenia4. Li/Lisa5. Rhen Laird 6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Peter8. Jules9. Pat R10. Jen Goldie 11. Revived Writer12. Janice13. Xenia Tran14. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr Powered by… Mister Linky’s…
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The Tao of War and Peace: a #PiDay #TankaProse
Our anonymous ancestors discovered fire. They lit their nights thereafter. Apex predators that had preyed on them before felt fear evermore. Cooked meat freed their metabolisms to generate cognitive growth. How long after did the first of our anonymous ancestors turn fire against another? Was its use the first weapon of mass destruction, in a…
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“a sudden sway…” a #tanka (3/13/20)
3/13/20: three strikes a sudden sway of pines up the street what can songbirds know about baseball’s cardinal rule, “three strikes and you’re out”? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 