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Mo Schoenfeld (she/her)<p>stomach on fire<br>my gaze pierces the window<br>gatekeeper of sun<br>these pillows, so many stones<br>I am no hero</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/writing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>writing</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/AmWriting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AmWriting</span></a></p>
AmbientDread<p>Out in the barnyard<br>Stinkiest foul fowl proclaimed<br>Pheasants bow to me<br>Pecked and scratched his messy mark<br>All his chickens clucked around</p><p><a href="https://toot.io/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a> -pheasants <a href="https://toot.io/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/TankaThursday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TankaThursday</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
Ned Hamson<p>Tarot – <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanka</span></a> Tuesday, Val’s Scavenger Hunt</p><p>turning from nature’s alpine cold early spring’s first route —imagined green one rose then grows a trellis taking risks for garden gold This tanka is… Tarot – <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanka</span></a> Tuesday, Val’s Scavenger Hunt</p><p><a href="http://nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthenews.com/2025/04/02/tarot-tanka-tuesday-vals-scavenger-hunt/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">http://</span><span class="ellipsis">nedhamsonsecondlineviewofthene</span><span class="invisible">ws.com/2025/04/02/tarot-tanka-tuesday-vals-scavenger-hunt/</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Connection</p><p>Though her body sleeps,<br>it is her voice, that whispers<br>in the longing breeze;<br>I listen, and whisper back,<br>“I'm here, my love – you've found me.”</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Kent Pitman<p>within each of us<br>our loved ones, in tiny form,<br>caring's innate yield<br> company at a distance<br> legacy in case of loss</p><p><a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/senryu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>senryu</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/ShortPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ShortPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoem</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/SmallPoems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SmallPoems</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/love" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>love</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/connection" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>connection</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/entanglement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>entanglement</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/avatar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>avatar</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/grief" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>grief</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/missing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>missing</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/redundancy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>redundancy</span></a> <a href="https://climatejustice.social/tags/backup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>backup</span></a> </p><p>I'll post some notes in a comment on this thread.</p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Star Map</p><p>Show me the path that<br>blazes across the night sky,<br>reflects ocean waves,<br>and brings me where ancient vows<br>bind me to my destiny.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Bleak</p><p>Sky darkens, as wind<br>strengthens, through skeletal trees,<br>moving my heart, too;<br>Winter's storms have not let go,<br>and Spring finds no place in me.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
Ampi Lee<p>Palabras faltan<br>Si quiero describir<br>Mi amor por ti<br>Nació de tu sonrisa<br>No morirá en mis labios</p><p><a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/Tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanka</span></a> <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/TankaCastellano" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TankaCastellano</span></a> <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/Micropoes%C3%ADa" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micropoesía</span></a> <a href="https://neopaquita.es/tags/Micropoema" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Micropoema</span></a></p>
AmbientDread<p>When's a tanka not a tanka<br>When it's a haiku</p><p>I wanna tanka<br>U Falettinme Be Mice Elf <br>Agin, Sly Stone sang</p><p><a href="https://toot.io/tags/TankaTuesday" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TankaTuesday</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/AnotherDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnotherDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/artifact" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>artifact</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Chariot of Souls</p><p>Helios sinks here,<br>rising past my horizon,<br>to light another;<br>ever seeking Selene,<br>longing to give her his light.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>
AmbientDread<p>Fashion plate</p><p><a href="https://toot.io/tags/HaikuaDay" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuaDay</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haiku</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/HaikuJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>HaikuJournal</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/TankaJournal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>TankaJournal</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/vss365" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>vss365</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/journal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>journal</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/blog" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>blog</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://haikuhooligan.blogspot.com/2025/03/passion.html" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">haikuhooligan.blogspot.com/202</span><span class="invisible">5/03/passion.html</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Fire</p><p>Hekate's torches,<br>the flaming bane of giants,<br>and guide on death's paths;<br>I chose to walk with a light<br>that splits darkness with terror.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/pagan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>pagan</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hekatecovenant.com/post/hekate-goddess-of-war" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hekatecovenant.com/post/hekate</span><span class="invisible">-goddess-of-war</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Selene’s Hand</p><p>There is a soft light<br>that glows, anonymously,<br>from the sunset sky;<br>I would dive into the night<br>to feel its touch stroke my face.</p><p>© Simon J Ashcroft, 2025</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poem" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poem</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.sdf.org/tags/PoetryCommunity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PoetryCommunity</span></a></p>