Tag: tanka
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“summer solstice…” a #tanka (6/21/19)
6/21/19: prompt-free summer solstice and the sun breaches the rain clouds liberation, a drive home, the last project in my wake #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“slouching toward solstice…” a #tanka (6/20/19)
6/20/19: prompt-free slouching toward solstice with the promise of summer and vacation after a break in the rain birdsongs and a passing jet #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“how long…” a #tanka (6/19/19)
6/19/19: prompt-free how long can I listen to it? babbling brook we savor each other after our latest kiss #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“rain-splattered streets…” a #tanka (6/18/19)
6/18/19: prompt-free rain-splattered streets an air-conditioner’s hum from the next office the fleeting time left before morning Regents proctoring #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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“although the classes…” a #tanka (6/17/19)
6/17/19: prompt-free although the classes end today, and the Regents begin tomorrow the IEP and grading piles rise without end #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
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#Haikai Challenge #90 (6/15/19) Midsummer (manastu)/Midwinter (mafuyu) #haiku #senryu #haibun #tanka #haiga #renga
I trust you’ve savored the fragrance of the season, haijin? Some of you clearly did. Congratulations to last week’s contributors! Haikai Challenge Participants 1. Dwight L. Roth2. Jane Dougherty3. Reena Saxena4. Jules5. The Dark Netizen 6. The Dark Netizen7. Ken Gierke / rivrvlogr8. Linda Lee Lyberg9. Deborah10. Tessa 11. Janice12. Xenia Tran13. Revived Writer Powered…
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Mortal Intimations: a #Gerrymuse #TankaProse
“What do we say to the God of Death?” “Not today.” –from “Game of Thrones” (The Battle of Winterfell, S8, E3) A strangled in-breath at an unwelcomed, forbidden touch by a friend, underneath the bed. A numb paralysis in the presence of a beaten mother and a raging father, in the kitchen at three in…
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Path Appeal: a #writephoto #TankaProse
Oh, the lure of snowcapped mountains. Only verdant meadows and sloping foothills to cross before the ascent. As though the journey itself were not home. But what would be the appeal of a journey without a destination? a step along the way moving deer all these paths lead home for Sue Vincent’s #writephoto: choices