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| | E.A. Colquitt composes her first etheree - using the provided list of kigo words and phrases - for Tanka Tuesday's 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, #35. As a new season, Sh?man (Fine Weather), begins, the poet reflects on Koromagae in the West: what would changing our seasonal wardrobes do for our confidence - our hopes...
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| | Tanka and tanka prose are some of my favorite Japanese forms. I explain both forms in detail in my book, Word Craft: Prose & Poetry. The earliest form of tanka was called a waka. (Sorry for the personal advertisement). Tanka prose is written in the 5-7-5-7-7 or short-long-short-long-long five line syllable structure. Tanka prose always...
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| | Seen when stopped at lights, felt fitting for today Pick Your Own - Tanka Prose I drove out early today, to find a space in the shade, to walk with the coolness of the tall trees. An unusual blast of heat, swept across the sea to meet our island. We have had no fires fuelled,...
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| A Tanka ram's horns blown across Jerusalem following morning prayers represent the soul's pained cries symbolize transformation; Elul's for asking forgiveness regardless whether one listens Tanka Tuesday 24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge 51 For this week's Tanka Tuesday prompt, I used the kigo words 'shofar' (the ram's horn) and 'Elul' (the Hebrew month before the...