Tag: tanka
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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
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“a coyote strides…” a #tanka (6/14/19)
a coyote strides to the edge of a trail in the Rockies my first ATV ride brings us face to face #tanka #micropoetry Poetry
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“more summer rain…” a #tanka (6/13/19)
6/13/19: knowing something happened more summer rain and unseasonable temperature we all know what’s happened we don’t know what we’ll do next #tanka #micropoetry #poetry
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Crossing the Bridge: a #TankaProse
Dawn and the threshold awaits that crossing all the preparation and still the fear The bridge awaits. The River, so placid today, indifferently reflects the rising arc of the joined stones. I shudder before the threshold. The bystanders at my back stand their ground. This is my journey, to commence with my first step upon…
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“ignoring her…” a #tanka (6/12/19)
6/12/19: intuitive ignoring her intuitive sense of the candidate the days dragging on before resolution #tanka #kyoka #micropoetry #poetry
Frank J. Tassone 