Tag: poetry
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Spring wind
Heres my first crack at the tankaTuedsay poetry challenge. The task is to choose a syllabic form. The theme is movement. I’m only familiar with haiku and tanka. My initial thought was to do one of those, but this is supposed to be a challenge, right? So I looked up some other types and decided…
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Tenacity
A haiku for a feisty flower.
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Tankas for the seasons
A tanka for each season.
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All and nothing
Written for Kevin’s No Theme Thursday 11.14.24 A river flows through The space of impermanence Where being-time turns The heart of the Dharma wheel A pink lotus blooms anew Note: I’ve just recently been introduced to the “Tanka.” It’s a traditional form of Japanese poetry. Tanka literally translates to “short poem.” It’s basically a haiku…
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Crick or Creek?
A poem that answers the age-old question, “What’s in a name?”
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Winter
a haiku about winter
Life is a dark ride 