Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

it’s dark at 4pm! (a haiku)

in the dead of night

seduced by a false prophet

time’s veil falls again  

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This is my ode to the horror of the November “fall back” time change. It messes up my sleep and it really does get dark by 4:30pm. ARGGG! Thanks to Yvette and Tanka Tuesday for the inspiration to vent. 

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

the end of the beginning of the end

walk me to the door

the end of the beginning

light repels the dark

the dark absorbs the twilight

the beginning of the end

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Time passes so quickly. I find myself reflecting on beginnings and endings and the lights and darks of the middle. Thanks to FOWC (WALK) and Tanka Tuesday (REPEL/ABSORB) for the inspiration. 

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

tanka tuesday-Bashō

the light of a star

as our journey’s companion  

may shine like a sun

wall of sound

the echo of time

journey’s end

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 Today, our Tanka Tuesday prompt is to write haiku in the style of Bashō. I’m not sure if I succeeded but I enjoyed the challenge. Thanks to Selma for hosting Tanka Tuesday.

 

Haiku & Other Poetry, tutto e niente

Tanka Tuesday-Each Day

as gold turns to ash

the barren branches quiver

but the green may wane

as spring can bring a swift frost

and each day may be our last 

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Thanks to Yvette for a thoughtful prompt.

https://tankatuesday.com/2025/09/23/tankatuesday-poetry-challenge-no-31-just-one-day-09-23-25/