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clear air

Posted on January 5, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Carpe Diem #1842 End Of Year “In classical Japan (following the Lunar calendar) there was a fifth season ”New Year”, and this season was from approximately 20 December ’til 20 January.” after New Year’s Eve life hasn’t changed … Continue reading →

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Two Tanka

Posted on May 25, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet – Tanka “In Japanese, tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into the five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7. Write TWO different poems: … Continue reading →

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Moment by Moment

Posted on March 23, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm:  Boketto “A while back, I heard about something called boketto. Boketto is a Japanese word that really doesn’t translate into English very well. But, the concept of Boketto is akin to staring at the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Talkin’ Liar

Posted on January 30, 2019 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  dVerse Poets Pub – “Harbinger”  (posted by SarahSouthwest) “As I walked up the lane yesterday, I saw some green spikes poking through the soil in my neighbour’s trough. “Ah!” I thought. “Harbingers of spring!” – because I’m a … Continue reading →

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