she reached for magic
as earthquakes pushed land upward,
pulling her home back
fool wizards warring above
she hoped to bring back balance
senryu by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
Daily haiku or senryu for fun
Tag: tanka
Tanka Haibun : First Snow
first snow icy cold
staying in, cuddling with books
playing indoor games
laughter fills up small spaces
shhhh, dad is hibernating
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
When I was a kid, it seemed like in the winter,
Tanka: Wannabe rocker’s lament
guitar begs me stop
can’t riff; my fingers clunky
sick cows sound better
love music, but can’t make it
thank gawd, my camera rocks
tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere
tanka: neophyte cat’s pajamas
neophyte blogger thinking about what to write going to type soon comfy warm cat’s pajamas best part of the job — the clothes! tanka by M. Nakzazato LaFreniere Challenges: Sunday Writing Prompt #228 “It’s […]
tanka: on writing everyday
sleepy, gotta rush prompts, challenges, daily poems? what was I thinking? writing everyday? oh gawd! wait! what? finished after all! tanka by M.Nakazato LaFreniere painting by Auguste de la Brely Painting: Young Woman Writing by […]
Wk 2: Come Join Cat Senryu / Haiku / Tanka Challenge: Post yours in comments
Hi everyone! Thanks everybody for joining last week! check it out in the comments Wk 1: Come Join Cat Senryu / Haiku / Tanka Challenge We had six people participate last week. Their haiku were […]
Tanka: Fragments of a song
a music snippet shatters the fluttering dream broken notes float by fractured headless horse awaits splintered flowers crack love’s hope tanka by M. Nakazato LaFreniere Reference: Sammi Cox’s Weekend Writing Challenge Write a 5-line poem […]
Wk1: Come Join New Cat Senryu / Haiku / Tanka Challenge: Post yours in comments
Hi everyone! Let’s try a cat haiku. Actually the idea for this came when D of 25more commented on my senryu starring Pinkie, my cat. She said, “Cats make great haiku topics/characters. Really, cats are […]