A Sijo the churning in my stomach is soothed by snacks and alcohol; beer usually does the trick, chunky peanut butter too… my waistline’s proof positive: anxieties don’t burn calories Sijo? A Korean verse form related to haiku and tanka and comprised of three lines of 14-16 syllables each, for a total of 44-46 syllables. Each line contains a […]
Deep-seated, or: Borborygmi
Planted 30 years ago on Sanford (Fla.)’s highest ridge overlooking Lake Monroe. Maybe it will overtop the now-middle school (once a high- & then junior-high). My sister-in-law Jeanne & my brother Storm responsible. That’s Thanks-Getting, Snaffurd. Photo Copyright (c) 2023 by J Kirk Richards.
Bald cypress
(November 22, 2023)
Under duress write
Under duress write
A clever but-witty soph
Did it cost Tom more
Gotta go ‘five’ and not three
For any good chance at all
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In response to this week’s #tankatuesday challenge hosted by Colleen Chesebro, The Beginning of Winter, I composed a Haiku using the seasonal words (kigo) BARE TREES and LONG NIGHTS. Landscapes of bare trees Long nights call the world to rest Life behind the scenes ©2023 Annette Rochelle Aben https://tankatuesday.com/2023/11/07/24-seasons-syllabic-poetry-challenge-no-7-11-6-23-the-beginning-of-winter-november-7-21-ritto-%e7%ab%8b%e5%86%ac/
Haiku 11/09/23
There is no such thing as a white thing or black thing: Just right or wrong thing! Pick color or whatever The Thing is it’s just “a thing.” via “There’s No Such Thing” Tanka 640 — richwrapper
“There’s No Such Thing” Tanka 640 — richwrapper
A few posts back, I mentioned that I am trying to get a feel for different book genres and started collecting suggestions from you. I am going to reblog that post below for reference. Please feel free to add to the list by commenting on the post. I am still processing through one book at […]
Sorry I’m Late, I Didn’t Want to Come
(November 19, 2023)
the surprise mutual
rake handle and face never
expected to meet
surprise in this not so fun
use it as a learning…”fool”
(October 19, 2023) just re-found “Candide” which eclipsed his other works now, go find “Candy” as M. Voltaire slayed his peers so, later, Terry Southern* *(Just realized I have too much to suggest in the time I have to spend: so, at a soonerishly soon date when I take this mornings gleanings – some might […]
“Massively Phunny” Tanka 6195
The other day, the girls helped me pull weeds from my backyard. The weeds stood behind a shed and around my air conditioner and had been long neglected since spring. Somehow, in ignoring them, I thought they just might wither away. It’s been a busy summer of travel and fun, so pruning and taking care […]
The one where the weeds burn.
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