Tag: tanka
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#Haikai Challenge #92 (6/29/19) Independence #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
Enough Midsummer rain for you? I know I’ve had my fill! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Tessa2. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr3. the real cie4. Jane Dougherty 5. Jules6. Reena Saxena7. The Dark Netizen8. Xenia Tran 9. Linda Lee Lyberg10. Janice11. Revived Writer Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Ultreya! The United…
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“heatwave…” a #tanka (6/28/19)
6/28/19: new adventure heatwave as the long-awaited sun continues shining a new adventure awaits as red rock country calls #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“a gentle breeze…” a #tanka (6/27/19)
6/27/19: finding a way a gentle breeze and the rustle of leaves it passes through finding a way to relax this summer vacation day #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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An Epiphanal Invitation: A #TankaProse
summer heat sapping all of my fresh intimate designs the film of sweat lingers on the back of my neck Another summer vacation dawns. I begin the first evening of it in solitude. Frank plays for his high school’s graduation, which he, himself, will partake into years. Mira attends a Chi Gong class. I savor…
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“sizzling burgers…” a #tanka (6/26/19)
6/26/19: animals’ answering cries Sizzling burgers and slightly cooked wrists after adding cheese A songbird’s refrain answers a challenge from another #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“four days since solstice…” a #tanka (6/25/19)
6/25/19: solstice mood four days since Solstice and the midsummer rains continue to fall I long for the promise of summer sun #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #91 (6/22/19) midsummer rain (samidare) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I hope you savored the solstice, haijin! I know I did! Congratulations to last week’s contributors: Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Reena Saxena2. Jane Dougherty3. Jules4. Dwight L. Roth 5. Linda Lee Lyberg6. Tessa7. Janice8. Xenia Tran 9. Revived Writer10. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr11. Frank J. Tassone Powered by… Mister Linky’s Magical Widgets. Looking ahead: Summer…
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Mountain Meditation: a #tankaprose
Sit. Gaze upon me. Learn. I bear the storms that weather me blunt. I endure the searing sun the scours my surface clean. I stand. Strength in stillness: this you learn from me. Stop your petulant, random motion, so like a storm-tossed sea. Stand in your stillness. Feel your root. Then you’ll not sway at…
Frank J. Tassone 