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#tanka

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Simon Ashcroft<p>So Long a Time</p><p>Driven by a sense<br>of a hidden, ancient past,<br>and an endless love,<br>I reach out, and wait, in hope<br>of finding your arms, again.</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>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>
Goofy 📖 🍝 :unverified:<p>Bon dimanche 🙂 👋 madame <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://framapiaf.org/@Septie" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>Septie</span></a></span> </p><p>laisser l'arbre seul<br>puisque maintenant sur lui<br>mille étoiles veillent</p><p>le fleuve lent suit son cours<br>s'éloigne jour après jour</p><p><a href="https://framapiaf.org/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <br>---<br>photo "vallée de l'Elbe, la nuit" par <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pixelfed.de/thheine" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>thheine</span></a></span></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>
Neko<p>Les fantomes intimes<br>aux moments d'abandon<br>mordent au cou délicat</p><p>oh mes ancêtres <br>ne puis-je vous oublier ?</p><p><a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>tanka</span></a> <a href="https://eldritch.cafe/tags/micropoesie" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>micropoesie</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>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Anarchy</p><p>Featureless, blue sky,<br>hiding the myriad eyes<br>of my temple’s vault;<br>yet, they will sparkle, again,<br>in their rebellious beauty.</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>Safe Place</p><p>Night has become my<br>temple, where unseen rites draw<br>down velvet darkness;<br>its voluptuous touch, my<br>hope’s only sanctuary.</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>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>
夏山栞<p>かばん3月号に『冬、ラップランドの湖畔にて』8首を掲載頂いてます。 年始にフィンランド北部を訪れた際の旅行詠です🇫🇮❄️ 写真とともに、4首抜粋を。 生者とは輪郭のあるたましいを持つもののこと　雪原にひとり 北国の森に迷えばただ口を噤んで天を指すものばかり 我が身体のなんてみじんこ犬ぞりの走るよろこびにふっとばされて 北極光　あふれるごとに凍りつきこんなに重い睫毛があるかよ 夏山栞 <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23tanka" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#tanka</a> <a class="hashtag" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23%E7%9F%AD%E6%AD%8C" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#短歌</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>
AmbientDread<p>out on the jetty<br>got my friend to lend me his<br>shiny magic lure<br>first cast reeled in a salmon <br>he took back the lure post haste</p><p><a href="https://toot.io/tags/dailyhaikuprompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>dailyhaikuprompt</span></a>- salmon <a href="https://toot.io/tags/haikufeels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>haikufeels</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/prompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>prompt</span></a> <a href="https://toot.io/tags/poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>poetry</span></a></p>
Simon Ashcroft<p>Theseus’ Promise</p><p>Though we're far apart<br>in life's maze, hold fast your end<br>of our binding thread;<br>once our monster has been slain,<br>we'll find each other, at last.</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>Ambition</p><p>Give me only this,<br>my love: to know your heart, in<br>all its storms, and fires;<br>let me love you through whirlwinds,<br>passions, despair, and laughter.</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>Revolt</p><p>How can a world, close<br>to its angry Sun, stroked by<br>moonlight, be so cold?<br>Let rage burn miles and hours, tear<br>down borders, wed us in flames.</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>
Spin D'Accord<p>"Like Moths Attracted to Lights"</p><p>A tanka about "moths".</p><p><a href="https://mas.to/tags/ADHD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ADHD</span></a>, <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Tanka" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Tanka</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a></p>
Mo Schoenfeld (she/her)<p>wind chimes welcome spring <br>gentle equinox, it’s breeze<br>barely stirs the soul</p><p>exit, pursued by a lamb,<br>to bumble bees and birdsong</p><p><a href="https://zirk.us/tags/DailyHaikuPrompt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DailyHaikuPrompt</span></a> <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/Haiku" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Haiku</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/SpringEquinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SpringEquinox</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/Equinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Equinox</span></a> <a href="https://zirk.us/tags/VernalEquinox" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>VernalEquinox</span></a></p>
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