Monthly Archives: August 2017

Tanka

Posted on August 27, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  English Original training corps marking time with style blue mink stockings bomber jacket, skirt we made love not war © Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 訓練團隊 使用不同風格來標示年代 藍色水貂絲襪 轟炸員外套，裙子 我們做愛不作戰 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 训练团队 使用不同风格来标示年代 蓝色水貂丝袜 轰炸员外套，裙子 我们做爱不作战 One … Continue reading →

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Haiku

Posted on August 26, 2017 by Martha Magenta

    seashells – a jar of summer travelling home © Martha Magenta Stardust Haiku Issue 8, August 2017 https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2qnvk3Lnv93OUhKM0ZZUnZsMms/view  

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Haiku

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  contemplating regrets I add more sugar to the coffee   © Martha Magenta bottle rockets press Issue #37 August 2017 http://www.bottlerocketspress.com/

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Tanka

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  dark matter holding the universe together a flock of blackbirds on their way home © Martha Magenta Presence Issue 58 August 2017 http://haikupresence.org/

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Tanka

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  he helped me reach the high shelves yesterday he sat on my shoulders to watch the bands © Martha Magenta Ribbons: Spring/Summer 2017: Vol. 13, No. 2 Tanka Society Of America http://www.lulu.com/shop/tanka-society-of-america/ribbons-springsummer-2017-vol-13-no-2/paperback/product-23218655.html

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Tanka

Posted on August 20, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  the jasmine spreads over the garden with abandon my hair unfurls unrestrained on your pillow without you The Bamboo Hut Autumn 2016   I try to put the words of the wind in my poem this windswept place reminds … Continue reading →

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Important Call

Posted on August 5, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  All our advisers are currently busy. Your call will be answered as soon as one of our advisers are free. Your call is important to us. Meanwhile, we will play some music at top volume . . . . … Continue reading →

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Haiku in the Workplace: Eating at Your Desk

Posted on August 3, 2017 by Martha Magenta

  no food or drinks policy . . . rumbling thunder — Martha Magenta Haiku in the Workplace: Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2017/08/02/haiku-in-the-workplace-eating-at-your-desk/

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Senryu

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Martha Magenta

    blind date . . . he says I am perfect   guilty pleasure— the sidelong glance of her parrot   conversation at the family dinner— quicksand   writer’s block the paper gives me a blank stare   fickle … Continue reading →

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