i was brave when facing this spider, until I learned that within its name was the word, "Jumping"
What’s in a Name? [Kyōka]
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Category Archives: tanka
Across the Valley [Tanka]
the waterfall, thunderous and lofty, is a thin stream from across the valley, and yet i stop & stare
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A Model Tree [Tanka]
the shade tree offers not just shade, but a good example for enlightenment seekers and lazy folk, alike
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Walk in the Woods [Tanka]
sunlight shines low, half-hatching the forest floor with autumn shadows; i walk amid columns, listening for absent birds
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Cloud Tricks [Tanka]
thin clouds drift in, showing their black bellies, hiding blue skies like a young boy doing his first magic trick
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Road Flock [Tanka]
cowbells clang, the bleating flock trots up a dusty road; the rising dust plume seen before the goats
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The Murder [Kyoka]
a murder of crows
congregates on the concrete,
and I feel angst.
sure, I’m smarter than a crow…
but smarter than the murder?
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Gravity-free Tree [Tanka]
growing upward, the tree turns ninety degrees, reaching sideways three times its height - i jump to check gravity
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River Meets Sea [Tanka]
wide mouth river, its chocolate-colored waters smashed by breakers / the battle is ceaseless; no winner is declared
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Grazing Horse Tanka
grazing horses approach a cliff: not watching where they are going, but knowing where they are
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