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Posted on August 9, 2020

Fire & Starlight

A centre-piece surrounded.

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Posted on August 5, 2020

Lost Japan

Is it true?

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Posted on August 3, 2020

Fleeting Songs, Eternal: the tanka & the sonnet

Little song. Short song.

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Posted on July 25, 2020

Café Napolita Tanka

ゆぅがたがただようます.

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Posted on July 25, 2020July 25, 2020

とこばな

はなはさげるです.

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Posted on July 12, 2020July 12, 2020

Three Tanka, Then A Whole Haiku

The grain is mismatched ‘cross the breaks.

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Posted on July 9, 2020

Tanka Number Who-Knows-What

Energetic wisps weave; wander!

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Posted on July 8, 2020

Teaching From The Living Room

The dull ‘n darkened green.

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Posted on July 5, 2020

Society Café Tanka

Nevertheless…

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Posted on June 25, 2020

Again Against A Tree Here In Queen Square

Trooping past: a generation.

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Posted on May 25, 2020

Bird By Chimney Towers

The ocean gull approaches.

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Posted on May 24, 2020

A Seagull Sees Me Writing

Rush, ruffling wind.

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Posted on May 17, 2020

ののはな は…

かぜ は あこがれしていです.

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Posted on May 4, 2020

Tanka #(? + One)

Did it?

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Posted on April 24, 2020April 24, 2020

A Mem’ry Shared Between Us

Talk! Sing!

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William Altoft

William Altoft

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