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stooped flowers
Written for: Carpe Diem’s TANKA SPLENDOR 2020-1: VERNAL EQUINOX “Here at Tanka Splendor I hope to inspire you to create an all new Tanka inspired on a given Tanka. This week I have chosen a Tanka themed “New Beginnings” and … Continue reading
practicing
Written for: Poetic Asides PAD November – Day 20 “For today’s prompt, write a target poem. People shoot at targets with guns as well as bows and arrows. But they also aim at targets when pitching in baseball, rolling a … Continue reading
Sighs of Spring
Written for: Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet: Tanka “The Tanka is a Japanese poem of five lines. The first and third lines are composed of five syllables, and the others contain seven. In Japanese, tanka is often written in one … Continue reading
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Tagged colors, lily pads, lotus blossoms, Spring, tanka
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sketching
Written for: Carpe Diem Weekend Meditation #112 Transformation … sketching from life (Shiki’s Shasei technique) “And for this weekend meditation I have chosen a haiku by that other famous haiku master, Masaoka Shiki. In this episode I love to challenge … Continue reading
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Tagged fruits, Haiku, sketching, tanka, Vegetables
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Santiago de Compostela
Written for: Carpe Diem #1741 Santiago de Compostela “Santiago de Compostela is the capital of northwest Spain’s Galicia region. It’s known as the culmination of the Camino de Santiago pilgrimage route, and the alleged burial site of the Biblical apostle … Continue reading
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Tagged pilgrimage, Road to Santiago, tanka
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Two Tanka
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
ocean renewal
Written for: Carpe Diem REVIVING TANKA SPLENDOR (01-2019) DAFFODILS Here is the Tanka by Jane Reichhold: your sleeping breath night rain revives the earth waves of sea air in bright yellow daffodils nod to the dark wind © Jane Reichhold … Continue reading
Little Jingle Bells
Written for: Poetic Asides 2019 April PAD Challenge – Day 18 “Take the phrase “Little (blank), replace the blank with a word or phrase, make the new phrase the title of your poem, and then write your poem.” Written for: … Continue reading
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Tagged bells, bronze, protection, tanka, uses, warning, Written for Challenge
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Card Game Disruption
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 November PAD November Chapbook Challenge – Day 19 “For today’s prompt, write a poem that uses at least 3 of the following 6 words: con, flush, oxymoron, pass, rub, toxic. Of course, ambitious poets will … Continue reading
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Tagged cards, luck, stains, tanka, Written for Challenge
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Dessert
Written for: Poetic Asides 2018 April PAD Challenge – Day 16 Write a favorite poem. fudge-y and cake-y hot from the oven or frozen, icing not needed. If served warm, pair with ice cream. All ways work, brownies are swell.
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Tagged cold, dessert, hot, tanka, Written for Challenge
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