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Constellations translated into poetry weekly.

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Pinned
Trepidatious waves
rippled across Argo's pool,
flowing off the deck.
Aquarius put his back
into the Maiden's repairs.

- Excerpt from Polloscope, 245
Chapter 245: “Dual Departure”
Trepidatious waves rippled across Argo's pool, flowing off the deck. Aquarius put his back into the Maiden's repairs. His shifting focus lef...
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𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝑠𝑐𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑦 '𝑛𝑒𝑎𝑡ℎ
𝑐𝑜𝑏𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑏𝑒𝑑 𝑙𝑜𝑤 𝑐𝑒𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠
𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑟𝑜𝑜𝑡 𝑐𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑎𝑟
𝑠ℎ𝑒'𝑠 𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑟𝑒𝑑
𝑖 ℎ𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟 𝑐ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑 𝑡𝑖𝑔ℎ𝑡

#TankaThursday | #cellar
#tanka
November 12, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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shelter-in-place
dim cellar light flickers
shadows cast
onto moldy damp walls
Ball Mason jar reflections

#TankaThursday cellar
#TankaPoem #micropoetry
#tanka
November 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Sculpture of Volos
a fine masterwork hidden
in the shop’s cellar
cracked by a warrior’s pride
waiting for restoration

#TankaPoem #TankaThursday
November 13, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge

November 13, 2025

this week’s prompt:

cellar

write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry

#tanka resources to develop your practice:

tankasocietyofamerica.org

Tanka Society of America:

www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
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November 12, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Trepidatious waves
rippled across Argo's pool,
flowing off the deck.
Aquarius put his back
into the Maiden's repairs.

- Excerpt from Polloscope, 245
Chapter 245: “Dual Departure”
Trepidatious waves rippled across Argo's pool, flowing off the deck. Aquarius put his back into the Maiden's repairs. His shifting focus lef...
polloscope.blogspot.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Returning to earth
Terra's grip did not falter
from the scepter's hilt.
Andromeda called to her,
"Take my hand! Terra said, "No!"

- Excerpt from Polloscope, 244
Chapter 244: “Crossover”
Returning to earth Terra's grip did not falter from the scepter's hilt. Andromeda called to her, "Take my hand! Terra said, "No!" "Your dad ...
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November 4, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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#haikufeels writhe

garter snake writhes all pain his pleasure
October 31, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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OMG #haikufeels bffs! Thanks to you, #OneLineOctober was a pumpkin-smashing success!!

To celebrate, why not submit your monoku for inclusion in a free poetry collection? 
👉 give your best ghost a high five and check my post for the deets 

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October 30, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Bonefire's tonight, Beach Crow tells me.

Shingle witches come. Ghosts - shanty crew & lost promenaders.

Serpents, pooks, & lickle monsters too shy for names.

We do a scarytelling. Ooh, grim fates, dark mischiefs.

Course, she says, the frightiest tales is from yer newspapers.

#inkMine #whistpr
October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Mother Gaia calls
one of her bravest creatures
from earth to the sky
without a stellar shepherd
pride of Orion lingers

Image credit: Stellarium mobile

#stellarium #tanka
November 1, 2025 at 10:30 AM
poison water curse
sealed and disguised in barrels
to trick the thirsty
Ophiuchus caused sisters
to transform into gorgons

#TankaThursday
October 31, 2025 at 12:17 AM
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge

October 30, 2025

this week’s prompt:

curse

write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry

#tanka resources to develop your practice:

tankasocietyofamerica.org

Tanka Society of America:
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Ophiuchus dragged
Terra toward the wormhole
saying, "Let go, child!"
When Terra saw a serpent
coil the scepter, she slapped it.

- Excerpt from Polloscope, 243
Chapter 243: “Trust”
Ophiuchus dragged Terra toward the wormhole saying, "Let go, child!" When Terra saw a serpent coil the scepter, she slapped it. The serpent ...
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October 30, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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giant pinecone
only just misses me
this lady yells
oh my god you're alive
so glad for me

#TankaThursday (pinecone)
#truestory
October 16, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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a stink bug
watches me step out
of the shower
i get dressed, take it outside,
give it a pinecone to eat

#TankaThursday pinecone
#5Lines #TankaPoem #micropoetry
October 16, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind. Always.

― Robin Williams

#quote
October 16, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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I h𝐞a𝐫 𝐛i𝐫d𝐬
𝐨n t𝐡e r𝐨o𝐟. S𝐭a𝐫t𝐥e𝐝, I r𝐮n.
𝐖e w𝐞r𝐞 𝐭o𝐥d o𝐟 𝐭h𝐞 𝐬i𝐠n𝐬.
M𝐚n𝐲 𝐬c𝐨f𝐟e𝐝. O𝐭h𝐞r𝐬,
l𝐢k𝐞 𝐦e, 𝐜o𝐮n𝐭e𝐝
𝐝o𝐰n t𝐨 “o𝐧e”.

:·༄˖°.𓂂🍂𓆩⋆𓂂⋆𓇻🦉.ೃ࿔*:·

#FromOneLine 394 #prompt | I hear birds on the roof
October 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
brother and sister
Helle and Phrixus find pine cones
rolling down the path
destiny of Colchis twins
trailing toward the ocean

#TankaPoem #TankaThursday
October 16, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge

October 16, 2025

this week’s prompt:

pinecone

write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry

#tanka resources to develop your practice:

tankasocietyofamerica.org

Tanka Society of America:

www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Atalanta peered
through the wormhole's opening
and she saw Polly.
She said, "What arts are at play?"
Polly turned to her.

- Excerpt from Polloscope, 242
Chapter 242: “Slipspace”
Atalanta peered through the wormhole's opening and she saw Polly. She said, "What arts are at play?" Polly turned to her. "Peace, Atalanta!"...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
The lands of Indus
rich habitable meadows
burned for a message
vengeance of Ophiuchus
sinking deep into scorched earth

#TankaPoem #TankaThursday
October 9, 2025 at 11:25 AM
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each poem
a beacon flashing
a message
into the darkness
of the world’s long night

By M. Kei

#tanka #5lines #tankapoem #poetry

#TankaThursday message
October 9, 2025 at 1:50 AM
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tanka weekly #poetry challenge

October 9, 2025

this week’s prompt:

message

write a tanka using prompt & include hashtag #TankaThursday #TankaPoem #micropoetry

#tanka resources to develop your practice:

tankasocietyofamerica.org

Tanka Society of America:

www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
Tanka Society of America
Welcome to the Tanka Society of America website. Here you can learn more about the society, its activities, and membership benefits. You can also learn more about our journal, Ribbons, our annual tank...
www.tankasocietyofamerica.org
October 8, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Andromeda braced
Terra as their chariot
lost its golden mounts.
Hercules and Perseus
watched the automatons fall.

-Excerpt from Polloscope, 241
Chapter 241: “Through the Rift”
Andromeda braced Terra as their chariot lost its golden mounts. Hercules and Perseus watched the automatons fall. Sliding through the rift, ...
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October 9, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Old Auriga’s shop
lined with new sun chariots
drawing pure wonder
« One must be prepared, » he said,
« underneath ecliptic light! »

#tanka
October 5, 2025 at 1:22 AM