Tanka Poems | Tanka Examples

Tanka Poems. Examples of Tankas and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Tanka poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Tanka.

A tanka is a form of Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the others seven, but there is more to a tanka. What is tanka in poetry (complete definition)?

Come See Me In Summer

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ see me in summer when my leaves are green and full open towards sun breathing in the sizzling hot but odoriferous air ...Read the rest...

Lament For Summer

The summer solstice in years past so much welcomed... now there's foreboding: soaring temps, wildfires, drought... idyllic days are numbered....Read the rest...

Flag Ship

A black cloud circles. Man's doom is seen in the sky. The storms at the ports, Where trade and commerce soon die, Ships and flags still floating by....Read the rest...

Early Morning Rain

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Early this morning, the clouds gave their rain to the grass and trees, when the road became alive with more splashes than my eyes could appreciate. Yet together they brought such a soothing sound, a...Read the rest...

Sunrise

A morning sunrise... multicolored flowers stretch welcoming the light, radiating redolence... Summer's attar and essence....Read the rest...

Sitting in Silence

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ sitting in silence the fog of all this living slowly dissipates like clouds clearing at sunset like longing when it finds home ...Read the rest...

Ears Pierced

inside of ears pierced song penetrates dark deeply lighting up canal enhancement of oars gliding through calm waters of Venice ...Read the rest...

blooming daylily

blooming daylily gold asiatic lily.... hummingbird sips spring back door opens to garden hummingbird tries to enter...Read the rest...

End of Haviland

end of Haviland stilled kickstands & spokes of Schwinn our teen shapely thighs after school books are returned and mind wanders down the road chill in Summer heat orange & vanilla twist creamsicle in cone the yield of sweet and tincture melting on...Read the rest...

Flush Faced

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ lovely fire Lilly I recall when I saw you and how the light played upon your flushed face, even your shadows were beautiful ...Read the rest...

She stereotypes all Men

Her disappointment Has outlasted her a lifetime She now hates all men Because of one awful man Stereotyping sadness ...Read the rest...

bonfire hotdog

Popping and crackling Red hot oranges with yellows Snapping at hot dogs One falls off of Johnny’s stick Mama pushes new one on ...Read the rest...

danger to toddler

Legos and marbles Tiny robotic pieces Danger to toddler He carries wheel in mouth Spits it out during bath time ...Read the rest...

THE MIRROR NEVER LIES?

In instances the mirror May lie mine lies presently There will be a time It will reveal TRUTHS Many will refuse, instead Only love what pleases them! VBR Black Panther! Jet Blackest Answerer! Malik Mali...Read the rest...

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Definition | What is Tanka in Poetry?

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