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Posted on August 28, 2021

Upon The Floodplains Of The Nile

Crocodiles hold union on the marsh.

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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 31, 2020

ありあけ

あさがとりまとめます.

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Posted on March 9, 2020September 16, 2020

A Tanka In Japanese

Asoko…

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Posted on February 18, 2020February 18, 2020

A Tanka By The Banks(a)

Hikari…

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Posted on December 8, 2019

Write

Boku wa…

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Posted on December 5, 2019

Approach (Haiku)

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Posted on November 4, 2019

Tanka Desune

Watashidake.

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Posted on October 12, 2019

Samurai Tanka

Itsumo no keikai.

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Posted on October 5, 2019October 5, 2019

Unintentional Zappai

Not many.

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Posted on September 28, 2019September 28, 2019

Waka By Will: H’okay, Here’re Haikai – and this time… it’s accurate

A chattering of consciousness: Spanish, left; English, right.

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Posted on September 27, 2019September 27, 2019

Waka By Will: Azzorted Zappai

No – this is zappai!

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Posted on September 26, 2019September 26, 2019

Waka By Will: Don’t Mind These Dodoitsu

Rolling traction tyres tread th’morning shade ‘n sun.

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Posted on September 25, 2019September 25, 2019

Waka By Will: Here’re Haiku (Sorry… Senryu)

Does it matter, though?

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Posted on September 24, 2019September 24, 2019

Waka By Will: Queen Square Haiku

Th’only rule (really) is: it simply has to feel like one.

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