Tag: tanka
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“another…” a #tanka (1/24/20)
1/24/20: common flower another warm winter day cherry blossoms opening in Central Park to everyone’s confusion #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“first poem…” a #tanka/#kyoka (1/22/20)
1/22/20: first poem first poem sixteen lines in four stanzas the amorous kind for a friend to give a girl for whom he could find no words #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“morning solitude…” a #tanka (1/21/20)
1/21/20: solitude morning solitude interrupted by the need to go to work the rare pleasure of late Regents proctoring #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #122 (1/20/20): The Dream #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
All finished packing your decorations, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Indira2. Jules3. Eugenia 4. Jade Li/Lisa5. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr6. Jane Dougherty 7. Tessa8. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: It’s late. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2020 is almost over. Nevertheless, the mission remains.…
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“standing on the line…” a #tanka (1/15/20)
1/15/20: introvert / extrovert Standing on the line of introvert / extrovert a butterfly flight captures my attention even while among the crowd #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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A Marytr’s Opportunity: a #TankaProse
“It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done; it is a far, far better rest that I go to than I have ever known.” A Tale of Two Cities, Charles Dickens https://www.stylist.co.uk/books/the-best-100-closing-lines-from-books/123681 A cobblestone square, bordered by the weather-worn granite walls of buildings with peeling facades. A scaffold made…
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#Haikai Challenge #121 (1/13/20): take down pine (decorations) (matsu osame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Hope you enjoyed your wolf moon gazing, haijin! Congratulations to this week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Eugenia2. Tessa3. Jules4. Jane Dougherty5. Jade Li/Lisa6. Dwight L. Roth 7. Jen Goldie8. Petru Viljoen9. Janice10. Revived Writer11. Peter12. Indira 13. Christine14. gillena15. Kerfe16. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! The New York Metropolitan…
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“Breaking the rules…” a #tanka (1/8/20)
1/8/20: gender role Breaking the rulesof Dad’s masculinityI make an appointmentfor a chiropractorafter a day of back pain #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 