<![CDATA[Stories by Joseph W on Medium]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/fit/c/150/150/1*_9CMwB3HcPleLcgdJtw3PA.jpeg Stories by Joseph W on Medium https://medium.com/@JosephWS?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 Medium Fri, 13 Nov 2026 21:36:04 GMT <![CDATA[Paper Waste Basket]]>

two tankas about failure, self-doubt and the writer’s struggle

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/paper-waste-basket-dc3d15078ad7?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/dc3d15078ad7 Sun, 05 Dec 2021 14:01:10 GMT 2021-12-05T14:01:10.852Z <![CDATA[Appreciation of the Tanka]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/appreciation-of-the-tanka-f07a1074b3b3?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/f07a1074b3b3 Tue, 30 Nov 2021 12:29:11 GMT 2021-11-30T12:29:11.000Z
Restraint — Photo by Mockup Graphics on Unsplash

what is a tanka poem? (a meta tanka about tankas)

Tanka is restraint
In the form of poetry.
I want to say more,
But the structure does me good.
I find that I’ve said enough.

]]> <![CDATA[Waterfall]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/waterfall-8d660ed9d16b?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/8d660ed9d16b Mon, 06 Sep 2021 11:44:23 GMT 2021-09-06T11:44:23.352Z a traditional haiku
Photo by MJ Tangonan on Unsplash

white torrent tumbling
down from the rocky heavens
churning blue water

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because I don’t want to slowly fade away

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]]> https://medium.com/blueinsight/erase-me-1b92d304ec74?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/1b92d304ec74 Sat, 04 Sep 2021 10:49:15 GMT 2021-09-04T14:04:57.881Z <![CDATA[Colony/Legacy]]>

Let there be humans, let there be disgrace.

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]]> https://medium.com/blueinsight/colony-legacy-dc21718e1a11?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/dc21718e1a11 Tue, 13 Apr 2021 19:03:47 GMT 2021-04-13T19:03:47.294Z <![CDATA[Limits Untested]]>

a couple of tankas

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/limits-untested-9376fbd3541f?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/9376fbd3541f Fri, 02 Apr 2021 13:42:43 GMT 2021-04-02T13:42:43.957Z <![CDATA[Stress Test]]>

A haiku tanka about becoming pancake-flat.

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/stress-test-7f48ff9a6bf2?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/7f48ff9a6bf2 Thu, 24 Dec 2020 03:26:08 GMT 2020-12-24T03:26:08.488Z <![CDATA[Anticipation]]>

Without resolution — is it worth it in the end?

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/anticipation-64fa904072a?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/64fa904072a Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:08:02 GMT 2020-12-22T15:08:02.279Z <![CDATA[Conjoined]]>

We were always close. Conjoined twins, glued together, hands tight forever.

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/conjoined-a65cec7299ac?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/a65cec7299ac Thu, 17 Dec 2020 11:42:55 GMT 2020-12-17T11:42:55.243Z <![CDATA[What is Haiku?]]>

A haiku collection.

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]]> https://medium.com/@JosephWS/what-is-haiku-25f803005430?source=rss-6ceb37d95a47------2 https://medium.com/p/25f803005430 Tue, 25 Aug 2020 09:52:43 GMT 2020-08-25T09:52:43.369Z