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njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem

somewhere
in the backyard
a pile of old, unwanted toys
is guarded
by ghosts
November 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
bluehaiku2.bsky.social
Darkness falling
trees turn deep orange
and the darkest russet
the scent of burnt toast
lingers in the dusk.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry
November 1, 2026 at 10:18 PM
bluehaiku2.bsky.social
These endless hours
the ones I call my life
filled with thoughts & words
I rarely share
slowly, I close my eyes.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry
November 2, 2026 at 8:55 PM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem

an old man
sleeps in the pine forest
until a little kid wakes him
with a gentle poke
of a pine needle
November 2, 2026 at 6:51 PM
tracymar.bsky.social
TANKA
At the library
I check out too many books,
more than I can read —
our libraries, such buffets
of tempting delicacies.

#tanka #tankapoem #micropoetry #5lines #blueskypoets #poetrycommunity #library #books #reading #edusky #booksky #literature #litthings #fiction
November 4, 2026 at 12:27 AM
bluehaiku2.bsky.social
An afternoon sun blazes
in pomegranate, pumpkin, & apricot
a pale green grasshopper
clings to a tall stand
of golden switchgrass.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry
November 3, 2026 at 9:47 PM
deepsouldiver.bsky.social
tiger stripped tabby
premonitions of presence
a bony finger beckons
from the shadowed edges
of All Hallow's Eve

#MarigoldVerses Day 8
#5lines #tanka #poetrychallenge
#DíadelosMuertos
November 1, 2026 at 10:44 AM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem

an old man
sleeps in the pine forest
until a little kid wakes him
with a gentle poke
of a pine needle
November 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
pleides.bsky.social
With spade
rolled off poor sod
cut roots, mixed in compost
bone meal, buried twelve tulip bulbs
for Spring.

#CrapseyCinquain #5lines #poem #latefall
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November 4, 2026 at 2:02 PM
tracymar.bsky.social
TANKA
After the time change
of November, the dark creeps
early over land.
We dread the dim dreary days
ahead – but oh! falling snow!

#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #5lines #micropoetry #poetry #poetrycommunity #blueskypoets #seasons #autumn #nature #winter
November 4, 2026 at 12:22 AM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem

somewhere
in the backyard
a pile of old, unwanted toys
is guarded
by ghosts
November 2, 2026 at 6:59 PM
tracymar.bsky.social
TANKA
the rust of autumn —
November trees, muted tones
burnt orange, umber
leaves crisp and crumbling yet hints
of brilliant color. My life.

#tanka #tankapoem #haiku #micropoetry #poetry
#poetrycommunity #5lines #blueskypoets #trees #nature #autumn #color #ageing
November 4, 2026 at 12:18 AM
tracymar.bsky.social
NOVEMBER 4 TANKA
Iowa Kansas
Texas Minnesota Maine
Michigan Georgia
North and South Carolina…
My God, I can’t stop smiling.

#tanka #tankapoem #5lines #micropoetry #haiku #poetry #poetrycommunity #election #politics #democrats #senate
#nokings #moveon #democracy #saveourdemocracy
November 4, 2026 at 1:22 PM
mamahannatu.bsky.social
vote season
once more upon us
but all
is fleeting
like October

#TankaThursday vote

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October 28, 2026 at 4:44 PM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem #pome

a long hike
up the mountain
after looking east
and looking west
she looks within
October 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem #pome

a long hike
up the mountain
after looking east
and looking west
she looks within
October 26, 2026 at 6:38 PM
opjtx.bsky.social
if the #5lines are not considered #tanka, they will most certainly be considered #gogyohka. lol
October 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
mamahannatu.bsky.social
mulling how to vote
pondering
the illusion of choice
then simply
accepting cookies

#TankaThursday vote

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October 26, 2026 at 11:24 AM
kevinjmackey.bsky.social
shadowed branches
lit by the harvest moon
criss cross the sky
the bare tree limbs, waving
herald the season's change #tanka #5lines
October 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
njbarico.bsky.social
yikes!
what should I do?
a carnivorous plant
has swallowed my long poem
and is spitting out haiku

#poem #micrpoetry #5lines #tanka
October 25, 2026 at 11:16 PM
bluehaiku2.bsky.social
These autumn trees
gleaming and fluttering
yellow as a hive of bees
honey-full leaves
dripping rich as jewels.

#micropoetry #5lines #poetry
October 25, 2026 at 6:44 PM
mamahannatu.bsky.social
circus season
new charlatans
fuelling the parade
this time
I'll vote a scarecrow

#TankaThursday vote
#vss365 fuelling

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October 22, 2026 at 12:02 PM
njbarico.bsky.social
#tanka #5lines #poem

autumn wind
at the end of the day
a carnivorous plant
asks me to feed it
another poem
October 19, 2026 at 12:33 AM
charlyannd.bsky.social
I miss those dreams
the flying dreams
unfettered freedom found
until I rise with sleepy eyes
my feet still on the ground

#poetry
#5lines
October 19, 2026 at 8:10 AM
njbarico.bsky.social
when his friend
no longer comes
to visit him
the scarecrow leaves
a pumpkin at the gate

#tanka #poem #5lines
October 18, 2026 at 10:46 PM