
Tag: dVerse Poets Pub

Tanka : 5th Ave heist
diamond mounds krackel
3 musketeers plan a heist
Mr. Goodbar laughs
Oh Henry’s butterfingers
pay day on 5th avenue
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Lilian at DVerse Pub sets out a challenge to use two candies listed (or perfumes or

Senryu : the Lasso of Truth
the Lasso of Truth
do I really want to know
do you love me still?
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
The Lasso of Truth is pretty cool but do

Tanka : letter
dear Hana-ogi
you studied poems, koto
what do you wish for?
calligraphy inks poems
sad life confined by beauty
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
I added about 1/3 blank area for my poem but the rest of it is an Utamaro print. My apologies to those who love Utamaro.
The original of the ukiyo-e above is by Kitagawa Utamaro from his 高名美人六家撰 (Famous Beauties from 6 Best Houses) series. At the time it was illegal to have

Tanka : amorous affections
feeling amorous? is your affections for real? love me, sick or old? you are thinking about it? bye??? we’ll always have Paris? tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere Reference: February 22 : Amorous Affections February Writing […]

Senryu : Missed Noah, a cracked tale
Where is Noah’s ark?
No North Pole pick up service
Icebergs and snow drifts
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Heard Noah’s Ark would take us down

Haibun : hometown
hometown, not birthplace
air force youth,moving often
home is family
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
The town I was born in, I don’t remember. Kurosu is just outside

Senryu : mirror
Reflections mirror in their eyes reflecting only distortions like so many lies the vision that they see must be of someone else, not me by M. Nakazato LaFreniere poem and image done when I was […]

Senryu : Handwriting
reading handwriting
slant left or right? dot your i’s?
reveals who you are
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere