Tag: tanka
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O Atlantica! A #TankProse Ode
How many times have I gazed at your horizon? How many crashes of your surf against the turf of the New Jersey shoreline have I heard? How many white-foam crests have you crashed into me? How many times have I tasted your saline delight? Sea gulls may cry. Salsa and marange may blast from speakers…
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#Haikai Challenge #128 (2/29/20): east wind (kochi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enjoying the changes, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr2. Jennifer Bates3. Peter4. Jane Dougherty5. Xenia Tran 6. Eugenia7. Deborah8. Pat R9. Dwight L. Roth10. Janice 11. Shaun Jex12. Jade Li/Lisa13. Emily Karn14. Rhen Laird15. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: “…To the…
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“winter night…” a #tanka/#kyoka (2/27/20)
2/27/20: second draft winter night a neighbor’s Christimas lights still on what will the second draft look like? #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #127 (2/22/20): waters of spring (haru no mizu)
Hope you kept warm, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Peter2. Jane Dougherty3. Jade Li/Lisa4. Eugenia5. Dwight L. Roth 6. Janice7. Xenia Tran8. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr9. Pat R10. Rhen Laird 11. Shaun Jex12. Revived Writer13. Christine Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! Transitions. Mira and I walked along the…
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“In the dark…” a #tanka (2/20/20)
2/20/20: second to none In the dark you, second to none, lie beside me listening to the rattle of the ceiling fan #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“a whirling wind…” a #tanka (2/19/20)
2/19/20: second hand a whirling wind and not a sign of life in the backyard what of those second hand reports of an early spring? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“scattered birdsongs…” a #tanka (2/18/20)
2/18/20: second spring scattered birdsongs and the hint of another second spring why do I cringe waiting for the returning cold? #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #126 (2/15/20): returning cold (saekaeru) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Did you enjoy soaring with hawks, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Eugenia3. Shaun Jex4. Jade Li/Lisa 5. Xenia Tran6. Indira7. Rhen Laird8. Christine 9. Revived Writer10. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! It’s the day after Valentine’s Day, more than midway through February, and…
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