Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on Apr 30, 2014 1:41:20 GMT -5
Windows thrown open
To the night air, I wonder
At the odd weather.
Surely the calendar lies
And we should wear unlined robes!
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Post by Please Delete on Apr 30, 2014 23:11:33 GMT -5
Hands are wavering
While lead weights pull at the eyes
Darkness overwhelms
Too late in the evening
Too quickly overwhelning
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Post by Kagami Tomoko on Apr 30, 2014 23:58:09 GMT -5
the air grows hotter,
between twenty nine turnings,
and I find shelter,
in your words built brick by brick,
proudly standing at spring's door.
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Saionji Shonagon
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One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
Posts: 7,240
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on May 1, 2014 0:49:17 GMT -5
In another life
I would glide in rustling silks
With elegant grace.
Instead, I sit listening
To passing trains in the night.
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Saionji Shonagon
New Member
One dreamed of becoming somebody. Another remained awake and became. (Found in a fortune cookie.)
Posts: 7,240
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Post by Saionji Shonagon on May 1, 2014 12:39:43 GMT -5
Thank you to everyone who tried their hand at the tanka challenge. I technically failed it this month by missing a day, but I got a lot of poetry practice in, which is the point!
The tanka challenge will be back in the autumn.
Saionji no Hana, West Kingdom
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