Tag Archives: tanka

Double Reflection

Posted on May 30, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: Sunday Muse #162 (posted by Carrie) after deluge water pools amidst stones bird marvels at swimming moon sees his body reflected in both water and moonlight http://thesundaymuse.blogspot.com/

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They Call It Love

Posted on April 20, 2021 by purplepeninportland

Written for: April 2021 PAD – Day 20 “Write a love and/or anti-love poem.” this idea of love their eyes fixed on each other heartbeats like bass drum tune often heard together now they have a secret song https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2021-april-pad-challenge-day-20

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stooped flowers

Posted on January 4, 2021 by purplepeninportland

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged plant, season, tanka | 3 Comments

practicing

Posted on November 21, 2020 by purplepeninportland

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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged hope, Love, tanka, Written for Challenge | 3 Comments

Sighs of Spring

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

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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sketching

Posted on January 25, 2020 by purplepeninportland

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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Santiago de Compostela

Posted on September 15, 2019 by purplepeninportland

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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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 →

Posted in Purple's Home | Tagged clear, moon, Plants, rain, stars, tanka, variations | 2 Comments

ocean renewal

Posted on May 8, 2019 by purplepeninportland

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 →

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Little Jingle Bells

Posted on April 19, 2019 by purplepeninportland

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 →