Thanksgiving Alone Dawn, cold November Snowflakes blanket a grey sky Wet firewood smokes Warm hearth’s gatherings distant No footprints lead to my door Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga) that alludes to Thanksgiving. image link…
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#Haikai Challenge #111: withering wind (kogarashi)
Pine boughs bent with snow Hide birds from numbing death Withering winds hunt Winter’s shortened days Farenheit falls, wind gallops Whistling ‘cross the plain Lost in blind blizzard A traveler lays down Now warm and sleepy Horizontal winds bring Lullabies from heaven Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says:…
#Haikai Challenge #110 — Halloween and Samhain
For Halloween: Opal days wane, carved faces shine thrice in moon’s light smiles sharing soul cake. For Samhain: Stubbled fields’ sun sets Cattle fall by bonfire’s glow Toasts raised to fiddles Fairies flit in warm shadows Nibbling apple nut bread. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week,…
Haikai Challenge #108 — Hunter’s Moon (nochi no tsuki)
Hunter’s moon cloaked behind clouds glides soft and stealthy through ice crystal skies Warm breaths and hungry eyes starved For stars. Butter moon pounces. Frank J. Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: FULL HUNTER’S MOON Most of our monthly Moon names come from Native American and early American folklore….
Haikai Challenge #107 — red leaves (momiji)
image courtesy of Wikipedia Cold days hug cold nights Fire drains from earth and sky Inhaled by autumn leaves Rosy-cheeked maples whisper Secrets to tall browning oak Frank is the host of Haikai Challenge. Frank says: Write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to…
#Haikai Challenge #105 — Tsuki Shunbun 2019
Autumn’s skywalker can’t choose favorites veils clear for visits. Red-gold molton bauble gleams Drinking tea with ancestors Frank Tassone is the host of Haiki Challenge. Frank says: This week, write the haikai poem of your choice (haiku, senryu, haibun, tanka, haiga, renga, etc.) that alludes to the September Equinox (Tsuki Shunbun) Image is Moonlit…
#MM Saturday Mix – Lucky Dip — tanka — Lilies in August
Lilies in August Caged underground to bright-petaled divas preening, their faces sunward. They call their many suitors, who crawl, run, and fly to them. Sarah is the host of Mindlovemisery Menagerie’s Saturday Mix. Sarah says: For this week’s Lucky Dip, I have reached into my mystery bag and pulled out a Tanka. The topic is…
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