Tag: tanka
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“Summer wind…” a #tanka (8/31/19): California Vacation ’19 Notes 5 (Day 6)
Summer wind along the height of sentinel dome before walking among Mariposa Grove Sequoias #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge 102 (8/31/19): Autumn contemplation (shuushi) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enough rain for you, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jane Dougherty3. Reena Saxena4. Jane Dougherty 5. Zael Sealing6. Janice7. Xenia Tran8. Deborah 9. Jules10. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. And a special congratulations to our stargazing contributors from the week before: Haikai Challenge Participants…
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#Haikai Challenge #101 (8/24/19): autumn rain (aki no ame) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I hope you enjoyed the River of Heaven, haijin! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: (I will post two weeks worth of contributors next week.) Ultreya! The first storm came Thursday afternoon. Frank and I barely cleared the deck, our laptops in hand, before the deluge. The next one came later that evening, as we attended…
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“morning sunlight…” a #tanka (8/23/19)
8/23/19: fleeting moment morning sunlight swallowed by more rainclouds how fleeting these experiences of enlightenment #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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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
Frank J. Tassone 