Dance into the World: Tanka Society of America Twentieth Anniversary Anthology

I'm elated to have my tanka included in "DANCE INTO THE WORLD." I love the way the anthology is divided into seven themed section. There are also so many high quality tanka! Thank you so much, Michael Dylan Welch, for this beautiful 20th anniversary anthology! If you are not a TSA member, grab your copy on Amazon.

https://www.amazon.com/Dance.../dp/B08PHY9948/ref=sr_1_1...'

Ribbons Journal (Fall 2015)

     Are you enjoying every single page of Ribbons (Fall 2015)? I hope you haven't skipped my tanka sequence, "Last Sip," on page 45. For those who don't have a copy, here it is.

 

Last Sip

 

parch lips . . .

for you I draw a well

of memories

from steel drum music

to the sound of waves

 

a sparrow's last sip
from the birdbath . . .
on your birthday

how I didn't want to believe

in your goodbyes

 

my thoughts

spinning counterclockwise

the silence

after I decide to turn off

the oxygen machine

 

streaks of foam

tail away from the reef . . .

how I remember

your wishes for me

when you're gone

 

Celebrating National Haiku Writing Month 2015 (Part 1)

Another full month of haiku writing! So glad I was able to join in again this year.

 

 

 

 

February 1 prompt: now

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February 2 prompt: noisily

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February 3 prompt: nervously

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February 5 prompt: nonstop

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February 6 prompt: nonchalantly

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February 7 prompt: nearest

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February 8 prompt: native

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February 9 prompt: nuclear

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February 10 prompt: novel

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Enlightenment

     August 14 NaHaiWrimo prompt is "enlightenment", provided by Carlos Colon.

qigong
my chest rises and falls

with the waves

 


    Comments on my haiku may be found here. Click this for more information on the 31 Different NaHaiWriMo Prompters in August 2012.