Tag: tanka
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“more cicada songs…” a #tanka (8/12/19)
8/12/19: cure more cicada songs “I will always love you” by The Cure earworms me as another August day heats up to eighty-seven #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #99 (8/10/19): Sturgeon Moon #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Had enough of the katydids’ songs, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Jane Dougherty2. Dwight L. Roth 3. Jules4. Whimsy Mimsy 5. Linda Lee Lyberg6. Tessa Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: August 15th marks the arrival of the full moon. This moon traditionally goes by the name Sturgeon…
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“as the maples sway…” a #tanka (8/8/19)
8/8/19: making the world a better place as the maples sway in yet another breeze voices call out to end the violence stalking our streets and our hearts #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“falling leaf…” a #tanka (8/7/19)
8/7/19: transformation falling leaf a raven takes flight before the rain the transformation of seasons continues in spite of us #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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A Moment of Mindful Movement: a #tankaprose
Bloodshed in three states in a week. Over twenty-nine dead in two cities within twenty-four hours. Three mass-shooters: only one alive and under arrest. The arguments begin. The ones that insist military-grade weaponry belong with the military versus the ones screaming, “Don’t touch my guns!” A President of the United States that tweets “It’s the…
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“train station…” a #tanka (8/5/19)
8/5/19: change at the station train station the long wait on the platform for a transfer seeing an AR-15 with every glance #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #98 (8/4/19): katydid (kirigirisu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enjoyed the serenading of cicadas, haijin? Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dave Madden2. Tessa3. Dwight L. Roth4. Jane Dougherty 5. Reena Saxena6. Jules7. Linda Lee Lyberg8. Janice 9. Buddhad�sha 10. Revived Writer11. Linda Lee Lyberg (2) Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! August is among us! No sooner than it…
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“thunder…” a #tanka (8/3/19)
8/3/19: unprompted thunder the echo of multiple rounds fired the last shopping that some will have ever done #tanka #haiku #micropoetry #poetry #DomesticTerrorism #ElPasoStrong
Frank J. Tassone 