muddy
ecstasy
spring rain
lingering
winter, frosted gloam
peepers mum
fair dandelion
golden face turned toward the sun
to frost at dawn fades
footprints
rain remnants
to mop
such stillness
peepers choked by frost
in hiding
only to be nipped
by latent cold snaps at dawn
first flowers still rise
~kat
For Tanka Tuesday Challenge to explore the haiku and the senryu, a handful of each in various metered forms: 2/3/2, 3/5/3, 5/7/5 . I love writing little poems!
like mercury colliding... 
April 3rd, 2021 at 10:44 am
Reblogged this on Frank J. Tassone and commented:
#Haiku Happenings #2: Kat Myrman’s latest haiku and #senryu for Colleen’s Weekly #Tanka #Poetry Challenge!
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April 3rd, 2021 at 12:35 pm
Thanks for the reblog Frank! 😊
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April 4th, 2021 at 9:44 pm
My pleasure, Kat! 😇
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April 4th, 2021 at 11:37 am
Kat, these haiku and senryu are spectacular! My favorite (I could hardly pick only one)! LOVED this! ❤
footprints
rain remnants
to mop
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April 4th, 2021 at 11:41 am
Thank you Colleen! i hadn’t realized the new trend of 2/3/2…less being so much more! it was fun to play with these! 🥰
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April 4th, 2021 at 3:53 pm
Modern poets are writing with the short-long-short form now. I don’t know of any journals who will even accept 5-7-5 anymore. This all has to do with syllables in English, vs. sounds in Japanese. ❤
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April 4th, 2021 at 6:45 pm
Interesting! I like the shorter forms! 😊
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April 4th, 2021 at 8:11 pm
I do too. The brevity is a challenge but so worth it! 😍
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April 5th, 2021 at 12:03 am
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