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Tag: TANKA

MADD SUMMER 2020 #39

toward the blue sky
a constellation gathers
withering chrysanthemums
floating in the color
of voluminous stars

Copyright © 2020 by Madasahatter572

By dornahaindsin MADD SUMMER, POETRY, POETRY FORMS, TANKAJuly 28, 2020July 28, 202015 WordsLeave a comment

MADD REDS 2020 #02

hand-held fireworks…
the beggar child
plucked so many
red-gold chrysanthemums
on a night of fireworks

Copyright © 2020 by Madasahatter572

By dornahaindsin MADD REDS, MADD TRIPPINGS, POETRY, POETRY FORMS, TANKAJuly 2, 2020July 2, 202015 WordsLeave a comment

MADD REDS 2020 #01

nightlife
embers escape
from a bonfire
becoming
neon butterflies

Copyright © 2020 by Madasahatter572

By dornahaindsin MADD REDS, MADD TRIPPINGS, POETRY, POETRY FORMS, TANKAJuly 1, 20208 WordsLeave a comment

THE PATH OF ENLIGHTENMENT

in the sky
in the wandering wind
the weight of grief

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1823 The Path Of Enlightenment

Blue sky with clouds Photo | Free Download

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSMarch 11, 202023 WordsLeave a comment

KANJIZAI-JI

a speck of dust
all that is left behind
after death

OR

cosmic dust
all that we are
after death

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1822 Kanjizai-ji (temple 40)

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSMarch 11, 2020March 11, 202030 WordsLeave a comment

RYOZENJI

day vigil
temple monks
humming their hymns

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1821 Ryozenji (the first temple)

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSMarch 7, 2020March 7, 202019 WordsLeave a comment

SHIKOKU ISLANDS

on temple ground
some leafy pilgrims
have yet to depart

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1820 Introduction to Shikoku Island

Shikoku Pilgrimage: 88 Temples to Enlightenment - The True ...

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSMarch 2, 2020March 2, 202022 WordsLeave a comment

KITTENS

the timeless purr
of contentment
cats

OR

a sprinkling of stars
cats walking
whenever, wherever

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1816 kittens

Why do most black cats have yellow eyes? - Quora

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSFebruary 25, 2020February 25, 202024 WordsLeave a comment

WISTERIA BEANS

wisteria beans
let’s make that a theme for haikai
a flower fruit

© Basho (Tr. Jane Reichhold)

counting purple raindrops
as they fall one by one

tan renga
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Response to Carpe Diem Tan Renga Wednesday #14 Wisteria Beans

Purple Wisteria Flowers,Bean Tree,Chinese Wisteria,Purple ...

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMS, RENGAFebruary 19, 202039 Words2 Comments

LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT

snow flurries
baby’s first smile
on the ultrasound

haiku
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Response to Carpe Diem #1813 Love At First Sight

By dornahaindsin CARPE DIEM, HAIKU, POETRY, POETRY FORMSFebruary 19, 202020 Words2 Comments

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