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Posted on Aug 13, 2020

I, in this inkyphem’ral
moment.

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Posted on Aug 10, 2020

Wand’ring With My Ink-Blue Thoughts

Hill. Café. Bus.

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Posted on Aug 9, 2020

Fire & Starlight

A centre-piece surrounded.

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Posted on Aug 5, 2020

Lost Japan

Is it true?

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Posted on Aug 3, 2020

Fleeting Songs, Eternal: the tanka & the sonnet

Little song. Short song.

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Posted on Jul 31, 2020

ありあけ

あさがとりまとめます.

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Posted on Jul 25, 2020

Café Napolita Tanka

ゆぅがたがただようます.

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Posted on Jul 25, 2020Jul 25, 2020

とこばな

はなはさげるです.

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Posted on Jul 16, 2020

In Café Napolita

Is masked th’moon’s cratered plight beyond the wisp-white atmosphere.

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Posted on Jul 12, 2020Jul 12, 2020

Three Tanka, Then A Whole Haiku

The grain is mismatched ‘cross the breaks.

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Posted on Jul 9, 2020

Tanka Number Who-Knows-What

Energetic wisps weave; wander!

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Posted on Jul 8, 2020

Teaching From The Living Room

The dull ‘n darkened green.

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Posted on Jul 6, 2020Jul 6, 2020

A Sonnet On The Harbourside

Outside, upon the paved ‘n railing-ringed walk – sheltered – way, where Sunday patrons sit, the sun, through th’river’s auld reflection sings on th’wooden slats below the Cascade Steps.

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Posted on Jul 5, 2020

Society Café Tanka

Nevertheless…

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Posted on Jun 26, 2020

… : ?

I wonder.

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William Altoft

William Altoft

Writer in and from (and consistently on) Bristol.

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