Mastodawn

Tankas “Dark Rooms of Slow”

Morning bids me go.
In darkened rooms, I walk slow -
where night shadows grow.
I don't want to stub my toe.
Hence, my need for walking slow.

As I traverse the night,
you may say, Turn on a light!
(You know I just might).
I'm sure that would help my sight.
I'll still go slow when it's bright. #carefulSteps #ContemplativePoetry #dawnLight #humorPoetry #innerJourney #JapaneseIllustration #JapanesePoetry #lightAndDarkness #Mindfulness #morningPoem #nightShadows #poeticArt #shadowAndLight #silkscreenArt #slowLiving #SpiritualReflection #tanka #walkingSlow #wisdomPoetry #woodblockStyle

Slow Mover 1h ago

Tanka Mark 112224

Embrace this God-thing.
Do not hesitate to pray -
for everything.
Practice honest forgiveness.
You'll be saying, What nountain? #ChristianPoetry #ContemplativeArt #devotionalPoetry #Faith #FaithAndArt #Forgiveness #God #Grace #honestForgiveness #JapaneseIllustration #JapanesePoetry #mountainMetaphor #Prayer #PrayerPoem #sacredArt #silkscreenArt #spiritualGrowth #SpiritualReflection #surrender #tanka

Slow Mover 1d ago

Release

A Triad of Tankas

An approaching storm
The sky fills with roiling clouds
We wait for the rain
Inside I long for release
My body locked up within

There is a slight wind
I can see the leaves moving
They can sense the change
I lift the glass to my lips
I drink and dream of cold rain

Radar shows nothing
But my app says rain will form
I look up with hope
My inner clouds will unwind
Open like an unclenched fist #CreativeWriting #fiveLinePoem #haikuAndTanka #JapanesePoetry #longing #Melancholy #microPoetry #naturePoetry #Poetry #rainPoem #rainPoetry #rainyDay #reflection #seasonalPoetry #shortPoetry #silence #storm #tanka #tankaPoetry #weatherPoetry

瑠鎌 | FALX LAZVLI Jun 2

白妙ノ
月ノモトニ耶
汝カ涙
我モ知リケム
其ノ知レル
重キ心ハ
唯我ノ
モノニアラハヤ
ト思ヘト
雨ノ如クニ
汝カ涙
土マテ落チニ
ソ後ロメタキ

#poetry
#japanese
#JapanesePoetry
#日本語
 #短歌
 #長歌
 #歌
 #かなしい世界
 #sadpoetry
#古文

Slow Mover May 28

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.

#autumnLeaves #Coffee #ContemplativePoetry #home #intimacy #JapanesePoetry #JapaneseSilkscreen #Listening #lovePoem #marriage #morningBreeze #naturePoetry #openWindows #orchid #Poetry #sacredOrdinary #SlowMover #SpiritualReflection #stillness #tanka #tankaSequence #TwoWindows #woodblockArt #woodpecker

Slow Mover May 28

Wet Prayer (A Tanka Poem)

Author’s Note: I have written haiku for many years. Heiwa Haiku has often been a spiritual practice for me. Recently I discovered tanka, another form of Japanese poetry, which, put simply, is haiku plus two additional lines. Haiku is generally written as three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Tanka uses the same format at the beginning and then adds two additional lines of 7 syllables each. The following is my first attempt at tanka. I am looking forward to further exploration and sharing of tanka poetry.