Tag: tanka
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Werewolvian Wraith: a #writephoto #TankaProse
We hide from you; flee from you. Still you come. Our ancestors dwelled in the deepest shadows of the thickest forests. Yours cleared trees, built roads, and subjugated any that dared oppose them. Forests dwindled while empires rose and fell. We flee from you; hide from you. Still, you come. You called us monsters. Skin-turners.…
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“Morning sun…” a #tanka (1/2/20)
1/2/20: prompt-free Morning sunBehind the trailer parkedat the Diesel pumpa wait for AAAthe first day back to work tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“New Year’s Day…” a #tanka (1/1/20)
1/1/20: prompt-free New Year’s Day a sunburst cherry haze over the mountains All my unfinished business the day before vacation ends #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“Fading year…” a #tanka (12/31/19)
12/31/19: unprompted Fading year and still the drone of leaf-blowers a sudden birdcry on this last day of December #tanka #micropoetry #poetry #NewYearsEve
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#Haikai Challenge #119 (12/28/19): New Year (Shinnen) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I hope you enjoyed Christmas/Hanukkah, haijin! Many of you evidently did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jade Li/Lisa2. Dwight L. Roth3. Dwight L. Roth4. Jules5. Xenia Tran 6. Jane Dougherty7. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr8. Eugenia9. Reena Saxena10. Xenia Tran (2) 11. Tessa12. Peter13. Linda Lee Lyberg Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical…
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“last Saturday…” a #tanka (12/28/19)
12/28/19: unprompted last Saturday of December and this year he still won’t tell us where in New York City he wants to go #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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“although the sky…” a #tanka (12/27/19)
12/27/19: prompt-free although the sky is enveloped in gray a lone bird cries out as spring-like temperatures arise on this winter day #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“the ornaments…”
12/24/19: unprompted the ornaments that survived the tree’s collapse rest on a table how ironic a way to begin this year’s Christmas #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
