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Two Windows

A Tanka Sequence

I

In the still morning
you open the window wide
beside the table.
A cool breeze stirs the orchid,
cooling my cup of coffee.

II

Across from your light,
I open the other pane.
The air grows stronger.
Leaves whisper into the room
like all the things left unsaid.

III

Below the hillside,
a woodpecker drums the trees,
red crest among leaves.
A car passes on the road,
then fades into the morning.

IV

The wind kisses me.
I think of you and of us:
two windows open,
facing different landscapes,
yet filled with a single breeze.

#ScribesAndMakers 5/24 Warp

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Ancient wood
Softly warping
Forgotten

Sun and rain
Remember still

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #PoetryCommunity #NMSAM #NMPrompts

#ScribesAndMakers 5/24 Warp

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Ancient wood
Softly warping
Forgotten

Sun and rain
Remember still

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#poetry #詩 #NMPoetry #PoetryCommunity #NMSAM #NMPrompts

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Wildness
not restrained
Splashes

Bouquet upon
elder’s seat

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#Photography
#マストドン写真部 #写真 #poetry #詩 #Haiga #俳画 #NMPoetry #PoetryCommunity #urbanphotography #Bloomscrolling #Flower #Seattle

••⋅☾ #和歌 / #短歌 ☽⋅••

Wildness
not restrained
Splashes

Bouquet upon
elder’s seat

••⋅☾ #WakaPoetry / #Tanka ☽⋅••

#Photography
#マストドン写真部 #写真 #poetry #詩 #Haiga #俳画 #NMPoetry #PoetryCommunity #urbanphotography #Bloomscrolling #Flower #Seattle

survival is a

survival is a 
time traveler, teleporting 
back and forth one too 

many times to maintain her 
shape – unwrap at your discretion
.
20260522:1302
y

survival is a

survival is a 
time traveler, teleporting 
back and forth one too 

many times to maintain her 
shape – unwrap at your discretion
.
20260522:1302
y

survival is a

survival is a 
time traveler, teleporting 
back and forth one too 

many times to maintain her 
shape – unwrap at your discretion
.
20260522:1302
y

survival is a

survival is a 
time traveler, teleporting 
back and forth one too 

many times to maintain her 
shape – unwrap at your discretion
.
20260522:1302
y

survival is a

survival is a 
time traveler, teleporting 
back and forth one too 

many times to maintain her 
shape – unwrap at your discretion
.
20260522:1302
y

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal #TankaThursday

Sufficiency

https://haikudread.net/2026/05/21/sufficiency/

Sufficiency

https://haikudread.net/2026/05/21/sufficiency/

Sufficiency

https://haikudread.net/2026/05/21/sufficiency/

Sufficiency

https://haikudread.net/2026/05/21/sufficiency/

Long Lost

I have walked today,
forgetful of ancient times,
until they called me;
but memory is a curse
reopening wounds thought healed.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Misjudged

Do not mistake me
for one who bears light and peace,
to dispel shadows;
there are caverns in my soul
whence Sun and Moon have long fled.

Wind speaks in accents
of ancient, long dead, tongues,
and my heart answers;
it feels rage and loss, and howls
for lives wasted through æons.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal #TankaTuesday

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal #TankaTuesday

#HaikuADay #HaikuJournal #journal #haiku #senryu #artifact #tanka #TankaJournal #TankaTuesday

perhaps every time,

perhaps every time, 
the light will hit us differently, 
catch us on a new 

corner, or a contradicting 
thought, or a confident pose
.
20260518:2012
y

Saba Dreams

By @extraspecialbitter
@NaraMoore

people who died
my dreams
of underwater trains

Kelp streamer
Tortured souls

underwater mountain
a dense cloud of mackerel
swirling in a frenzy

Saba oh saba
Cumulus lightening
Fish eye faces

octopus tentacles
reaching for the surface

Gulls cry
Jigoku station
Final destination

A 6-verse #rengay, May 18, 2025

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga

Saba Dreams

By @extraspecialbitter
@NaraMoore

people who died
my dreams
of underwater trains

Kelp streamer
Tortured souls

underwater mountain
a dense cloud of mackerel
swirling in a frenzy

Saba oh saba
Cumulus lightening
Fish eye faces

octopus tentacles
reaching for the surface

Gulls cry
Jigoku station
Final destination

A 6-verse #rengay, May 18, 2025

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga

Rubbing up on me
Endure the Cat persistence
All out #feral way
In an effort to persuade
Unlike sanguine Rainbow Cat

#dailyhaikuprompt Rainbow Endure
#haiku #tanka #haikufeels #vss365
#poetrycommunity #smallpoems

ものすごく欲しかったんでしょうむかし海を七つと数えたひとは　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

季節秘す。通信簿赤くした歌、敷くカーボン紙写す筆跡　／袴田朱夏
（きせつひすつうしんぼあかくしたうたしくかあぼんしうつすひつせき）
#回文
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

森の底流れる水にくるぶしを心まで浸す御手洗祭　／袴田朱夏
（心＝しん、御手洗＝みたらし）
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

a new puppy in

a new puppy in 
the yard, every new sprout tries to 
draw him into their 

orbit – watch him ping pong across 
solar systems, tracking stardust
.
20260517:1848
y

Far Away

Gazing at grey skies,
washed by soft rain, my mind moves
across unknown dreams;
here, in this short life, I touch
my home, in timeless spirit.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Far Away

Gazing at grey skies,
washed by soft rain, my mind moves
across unknown dreams;
here, in this short life, I touch
my home, in timeless spirit.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Far Away

Gazing at grey skies,
washed by soft rain, my mind moves
across unknown dreams;
here, in this short life, I touch
my home, in timeless spirit.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Far Away

Gazing at grey skies,
washed by soft rain, my mind moves
across unknown dreams;
here, in this short life, I touch
my home, in timeless spirit.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Far Away

Gazing at grey skies,
washed by soft rain, my mind moves
across unknown dreams;
here, in this short life, I touch
my home, in timeless spirit.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

数えてよこの育児書に「パパ」なしで「ママ」の登場する回数を　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

四歳にため息つかせすごろくはある意味夕暮れの海みたい　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

役割を全て剥がしたわたしには生きる資格が必要だった　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

相棒はケースでいつも待っていてどんな俺にも弾かれてくれる　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

死球ってホントに死人が出るのかと母の言うのに惚れたり父は　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

透ける葉に五日目飽きて雨水乞い、数滴雨か　ついに春消す　／袴田朱夏
（すけるはにいつかめあきてうすいこいすうてきあめかついにはるけす）
#回文
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

Long Winter

I have spent these years
hearing the wind's changing moods,
from caress to wrath;
but its frozen blade of rage
pierced me with unmelting ice.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Long Winter

I have spent these years
hearing the wind's changing moods,
from caress to wrath;
but its frozen blade of rage
pierced me with unmelting ice.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Long Winter

I have spent these years
hearing the wind's changing moods,
from caress to wrath;
but its frozen blade of rage
pierced me with unmelting ice.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Long Winter

I have spent these years
hearing the wind's changing moods,
from caress to wrath;
but its frozen blade of rage
pierced me with unmelting ice.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

Long Winter

I have spent these years
hearing the wind's changing moods,
from caress to wrath;
but its frozen blade of rage
pierced me with unmelting ice.

© Simon J Ashcroft, 2026

#tanka #poem #poetry #PoetryCommunity

抱いた夏ビールを買へたしあはせは明日へかをるいびつな怠惰　／袴田朱夏
（だいたなつびいるをかへたしあはせはあしたへかをるいびつなたいだ）
#回文
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

酔ってしか伝えられない気持ちこそ酔わずにちゃんと伝えてほしい　／袴田朱夏
#短歌 #tanka #ShukaHakaTankaBot

Pickled Garlic

Six verse #rengay by @NaraMoore & @extraspecialbitter
#Wss366 5/15 bottom 5/16 sub

down to cloves of garlic
at the bottom
of the pickle barrel

seeds swirling
turmeric-green drain

sleepwalker's ballad
green flesh, green hair
eyes of cold silver

suborbital
the stars are singing
a satellite's demise

predictive markets pondering
where will the space junk land?

economic pickle
whose insider
ah, garlic rush

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga

Pickled Garlic

Six verse #rengay by @NaraMoore & @extraspecialbitter
#Wss366 5/15 bottom 5/16 sub

down to cloves of garlic
at the bottom
of the pickle barrel

seeds swirling
turmeric-green drain

sleepwalker's ballad
green flesh, green hair
eyes of cold silver

suborbital
the stars are singing
a satellite's demise

predictive markets pondering
where will the space junk land?

economic pickle
whose insider
ah, garlic rush

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga

Pickled Garlic

Six verse #rengay by @NaraMoore & @extraspecialbitter
#Wss366 5/15 bottom 5/16 sub

down to cloves of garlic
at the bottom
of the pickle barrel

seeds swirling
turmeric-green drain

sleepwalker's ballad
green flesh, green hair
eyes of cold silver

suborbital
the stars are singing
a satellite's demise

predictive markets pondering
where will the space junk land?

economic pickle
whose insider
ah, garlic rush

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga

Pickled Garlic

Six verse #rengay by @NaraMoore & @extraspecialbitter
#Wss366 5/15 bottom 5/16 sub

down to cloves of garlic
at the bottom
of the pickle barrel

seeds swirling
turmeric-green drain

sleepwalker's ballad
green flesh, green hair
eyes of cold silver

suborbital
the stars are singing
a satellite's demise

predictive markets pondering
where will the space junk land?

economic pickle
whose insider
ah, garlic rush

#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #haiku #Tanka #Renga