real poets can’t count

is this a haiku
or just another tanka
we’re phoning it in
but no one answers the call
and we’re still unselfaware

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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hope or die

a hopeful tanka
behold its hopeful glory
yup, it’s full of hope
ushering in a new year
with more hope than you can stand

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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beyond song

destiny is not only the future
it’s the promise of elsewhere
a network beyond the face of time
are you ready to raise the visor
are you ready to smile at the eons
to kiss goodbye the bones of time
or maybe break the bones with a trumpet
destiny is the future’s music
strumming at the edges of time
sing like there’s a yestermorrow
buzz them all with a found falsetto
nail the meta to the ghost of time
destiny is not the only future
there’s also the promise of elsewhere

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023

SEASON PREMIERE AT THE SNOW GLOBE THEATRE // Six Word Story #133

Chilly lullaby hushes us ’til Spring.

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
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SEASON PREMIERE AT THE SNOW GLOBE THEATRE // Six Word Story #132

Wind, her lungs. Ice, her voice.

by TETIANA ALEKSINA & TONY SINGLE
© All rights reserved 2023