Tag: Japanese poetry

Celestial Deception: A Tanka poem

  Even these stars, which seem so numerous, are as sand, as dust – or less than dust – in the enormity of the space in which there is nothing – Carl Sagan Celestial Deception: A Tanka poem Cocoon nebula Portending a butterfly To the naked eye… Our doors of misperception A cause for celebration?..

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Female or juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird hovering by a dahlia

Female or juvenile ruby-throated hummingbird hovering by a dahlia A Haiku poem Fleeting equipoise Hush of regeneration Saved by art alone. How to Write a Haiku, With Examples | Grammarly Blog A haiku is a type of Japanese poem that always uses the same number of syllables in a three-line format: • the first line..

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The Pelican Nebula

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known. Carl Sagan The Pelican Nebula Interstellar dream… Gestation…galactic spawn Nebulous frenzy Triumphant birth… illusion Pelican of lying eyes. Millions of years from now this nebula might no longer be known as the Pelican, as the balance and placement of stars and gas will leave something that appears..

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Triangulum Galaxy: A Tanka Poem

Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known- Carl Sagan   Triangulum Galaxy: A Tanka Poem   Magnified, a flash, Blue cosmic reproduction, Long consummated. Our end also resides in The creative overture.   The astrophotographer Terry Maurice has kindly given his permission to share the brilliant photo that accompanies this posting. For more images..

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Inexpressible cosmic beauty…and empty space

The Earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. – Carl Sagan   Inexpressible cosmic beauty…and empty space:  A Tanka poem A flash of wonder, Andromeda, galactic, Colours so divine. Spectacular illusion: Artifice fills empty space.   Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines, and each line..

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Ruby throated hummingbird with dahlia: A Tanka poem

We need beauty because it makes us yearn to be worthy of it. -Mary Oliver   Posted here is just one example of the brilliant photography of Lorne Coughlin, the inspiration for this modest poem.   Ruby throated hummingbird with dahlia: A Tanka poem   A hovering pause, A dazzling floral stopover, Beauty in stasis,..

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Black and white in colour: A Tanka poem

Black and white in colour: A Tanka poem   I have no clue What draws me to this image, Any theory is askew. This starkness lies within me A cosmos of dreams… not new.   https://121clicks.com/inspirations/the-sound-of-silence-black-and-white-photography-george-digalakis   Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each line follows a pattern:..

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This porcelain heart: A Tanka poem about Ikebana art

This porcelain heart   This porcelain heart May crack with the weight of time Or shatter through mishap But it will live in my heart Until stern death do us part. Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each line follows a pattern: the first line has five syllables,..

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The Hummingbird: A Tanka Poem

The Hummingbird: A Tanka Poem For Leigh Bateman   Hummingbirds flutter Hovering above the abyss. My wings are broken, Turbulence before collapse, Bright colours before the crash.   This poem is dedicated to my good friend Leigh Bateman, a birder par excellence. The poem was inspired by the work of art you see posted as..

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Ikebana Haiku

  Ikebana Haiku Anne’s art, Ikebana,* Gives birth to Haiku poems, Tranquil, so pared down.   https://www.grammarly.com/blog/how-to-write-haiku/ “A haiku is a type of Japanese poem that always uses the same number of syllables in a three-line format: the first line is five syllables the second line is seven syllables the third line is five syllables..

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