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SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thanks to Two Writing Teachers for providing space for our slices each week. the crescent moon sets to the mourning dove’s lament low, lingering notes twilight seeps into the room as I heat water for tea © 2017, jone rush macculloch
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SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers for providing community space for our slices of life. ocean tidal zone planting feet in pounding surf breathe in, breathe out all the negative ions beginning the poem here © 2017. Jone rush macculloch
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SOL17: Tanka Tuesday
Thank you to Two Writing Teachers who provide a space for this writing community each Tuesday. morning gathering the smell of sweet alyssum the unique faces she stops for a moment and forgets the world’s troubles ©2017, jone rush macculloch
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NaPoWriMo 04/25/2017: Bold Jumping Spider
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. bold jumping spider lies in wait in the zinnias as bees … Continue reading
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SOL17: NaPoWriMo 04/18/2017: Blue Green Leafhopper
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. It’s tanka Tuesday. blue-green leafhopper your striking appearance belies the devastation from … Continue reading
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NaPoWriMo 04/11/2017: Mud Dauber
This month, I am collaborating with nonfiction author and photographer, Christy Peterson. You are invited to write and submit a poem based on the photo in the comments. Tuesday calls for a tanka. mud dauber yellow and black features nesting time … Continue reading
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Tagged Christy Peterson, Insects, National Poetry Moth, Nature, Tanka
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NaPoWriMo Poetic Form Challenge 7/30: Tanka Thursdays
From the Academy of American Poets: “The Japanese tanka is a thirty-one-syllable poem, traditionally written in a single unbroken line. A form ofwaka, Japanese song or verse, tanka translates as “short song,” and is better known in its five-line, 5/7/5/7/7 … Continue reading
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National Poetry Month: The “LL” Challenge: Alluvium
“LL” Challenge: Alluvium I’ve just completed the SOLSC15 month-long challenge. It’s time to write more. Daily “Double LL” prompts will be given. They all can connect to nature. Anyone who shares a poem in the comments or a link, … Continue reading
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SOLSC15 Day 13: Forward…March Challenge
Read more slices at Two Writing Teachers. I love participating in the poetry challenges. My Little Juicy Universe has a challenge for March featuring CH words. Today’s word is ARCH. Today’s Little Ditty is featuring the tanka form for March. So … Continue reading
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Jone Rush MacCulloch 