Tag: tanka
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“Columbia House…” a #tanka (8/22/19)
8/22/19: history of my collection Columbia House seemed like a good idea at the time my vast CD collection all uploaded to iTunes #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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A Commune of Castaways? (a #kyokaprose #haibun)
I can already hear Sting singing the refrain. But what if this is the first of a hundred-million bottled messages? Perhaps the inter-connectivity social media platforms promised us has only further isolated us? Maybe we are all “castaways, looking for a home.” Will I open the bottle? Or do I leave it in the sand?…
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“lawnmowing…” a #tanka (8/21/19)
8/21/19: leaf shapes lawnmowing all the various shapes of these fallen leaves a hint of Autumn air even while cicadas sing #tanka #micropoetry #poetr
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“midday sun…” a #tanka (8/20/19)
8/20/19: time midday sun the mantle clock chiming the wrong hour how all the seasons and years pass away so quickly #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“summer heat…” a #tanka (8/19/19)
8/19/19: learning from insects summer heat a grasshopper’s slow descent down a deck chair What patience I learn from watching your walk! #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #100 (8/17/19): Milky Way (amanogawa). Lit. ‘River of Heaven’ #Haiku #Senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Hope you enjoyed your moon-gazing, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jules2. Reena Saxena3. Dwight L. Roth4. Suzanne 5. Jane Dougherty6. Linda Lee Lyberg7. Xenia Tran8. Tessa 9. Janice10. Kerfe Roig11. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Onward! Mid-August in New York already feels like Fall–when the last summer…
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The Sorrow before Surrender: a #TankaProse
8/16/19: making peace from war The thunderous echoes of weapons of war. The sirens, the shattered apartments and hospitals. The survivors, buried with the dead, under rubble. The legions of dead and injured among the combatants. The even greater casualties among the civilians. Is it exhaustion that unclenches the fists of those in war? The…
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“the black clouds…” a #tanka (8/13/19)
8/13/19: prompt-free (bright and black): the black clouds of another thunderstorm yesterday’s bright sky a sighing memory so like this summer passing away #tanka #micropoetry #poetry for Colleen’s 2019 Weekly #Tanka Tuesday #Poetry Challenge No. 140 #SynonymsOnly
Frank J. Tassone 