Tag Archives: stars

Tanka – Incense Dreams

Posted on October 21, 2019 by Martha Magenta

wincing over shingles to the water’s edge i step into the stars Incense Dreams issue 3.1 October 2019 http://chanokeburi.it/incense-dreams-issue-3-1-october-2019/

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Resobox International Haiku Contest

Posted on August 14, 2019 by Martha Magenta

night watch . . . I follow her gaze to the stars Third Place RESOBOX International Haiku Contest https://resobox.com/exhibition/poetry-of-nature/ Your haiku will be displayed at RESOBOX at our Long Island City location in New York (41-26 27th … Continue reading →

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World Tanka Contest 2019

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Martha Magenta

falling in love under the stars elderberry clusters hang heavy with juice A love theme The 2019 World Tanka Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention http://lyricalpassionpoetry.yolasite.com/2019-world-tanka-contest-closed.php?fbclid=IwAR2Zp090J2xWe1BzwAP9EvNNq_V_POMmAbBq1xNQdweZG-gn9wesygTfXpw

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Haiku – Stardust

Posted on April 25, 2019 by Martha Magenta

the words you never say frozen stars Stardust Haiku, isue 28 April 2019 https://drive.google.com/file/d/15nCMwwlFVV3EIg6fqG6ktIxEyuKVlAC2/view?fbclid=IwAR0Mm9YTTUc2BnQ1Rm2lgNRWZAsrVcwgdGiZ2NSoVGkBjXxTBwr4S_lSxHM

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The Little Iris Haiku Contest, Croatia

Posted on February 5, 2019 by Martha Magenta

peacock’s cry the silence between stars Third Prize I slip into your language babbling stream Honorable Mention Little Iris Award 2018, Croatia https://tri-rijeke-haiku.hr/the-results-of-a-little-iris-haiku-contest-croatia-2018/?fbclid=IwAR1VT-heBnB3QYXIgYMhICmQSDmMCJx3IiAw_oYEKo97NtLzJbBbABeRmao

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Haiku – Scrypic

Posted on November 1, 2018 by Martha Magenta

hidden behind her shades blackberry moon I pick up my lost remains crab nebula quarter moon I pick up my pieces family home bruised apples in the cider trembling leaf the sound of her name … Continue reading →

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Starry Night – Butterfly Dream

Posted on August 12, 2018 by Martha Magenta

starry night the draught horse’s shoes spark on concrete First published: The Heron’s Nest, 18:4, December 2016 Martha Magenta Chinese Translation (Traditional) 星光燦爛的夜晚一匹選秀馬的鐵蹄在混凝土上激發火花 Chinese Translation (Simplified) 星光灿烂的夜晚一匹选秀马的铁蹄在混凝土上激发火花 NeverEnding Story, Butterfly Dream, August … Continue reading →

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Senryu – Sonic Boom

Posted on August 6, 2018 by Martha Magenta

flat earth swinging on the edge of anything-can-happen tonight globular cluster the craving for older gods © Martha Magenta Sonic Boom Journal issue 12, August 2018 http://docs.wixstatic.com/ugd/61020d_ecefd8d856494feea0b07946ad8e7a3a.pdf

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Haiku Windows: sunroof window

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Martha Magenta

smooching in a bowl of stars – panoramic sunroof © Martha Magenta Troutswirl, The Haiku Foundation Blog, FEBRUARY 21, 2018, Haiku Windows, ed. Kathy Munro https://www.thehaikufoundation.org/2018/02/21/haiku-windows-sunroof-window/

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Tanka

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Martha Magenta

night chill . . . a blanket of lights blurs the horizon I sail the milky way to a distant dream © Martha Magenta Moonbathing, a Journal of Women’s Tanka https://tankanews.wordpress.com/2014/03/08/moonbathing/

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