Tanka Poems | Examples of Tanka Poetry

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	A Wilted Rose	NUSKER, AFZAL	Tanka	loss
	The Scent	Gupta, Probir	Tanka	desire, image, loneliness
	Wilt Petals	Roper, Eve	Tanka	music, rose
	Happy Days	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	encouraging
	My lover's aura	Jumbo, Sandison	Tanka	for her, how i
	Faint Breeze's Aroma	Flower, Moon	Tanka	love, magic, romance
	tanka	Wade, Vivien	Tanka	garden
	Old age	Marsh, Tina	Tanka	age, emotions, feelings
	A Wilted Rose	Callus, Paul	Tanka	age, metaphor
	My Lover's Scent	Rose, Mystic	Tanka	love
	The Drooping Lilacs	Crisci, Andrew	Tanka	fate, flower, june, summer
	Shelter	cornish, craig	Tanka	family
	TILL A ROSE DROPS	onclaud, nette	Tanka	angst, flower
	Pheromonia	Neumann, Kai Michael	Tanka	love
	Two Roses	Canerdy, Janice	Tanka	dark, life, light
	The Wilted Rose	hoffman, cheryl	Tanka	angst, marriage, old, sad
	The Wilted Rose	Ward, Julia	Tanka	rose, sad love
	A WILTED ROSE - EMOTIVE WRITE	ALLISON, JAN	Tanka	child, grief, loss
	Seal Of Love	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	flower
	Spring's First-Born	Dietrich, Andrea	Tanka	image, sad
	Wilted Rose	Thompson, Janis	Tanka	age, beauty, girl, woman
	Fable of Tadpole and Lily	pachecho, connie	Tanka	flower, life, love, nature
	carriage of roses	pachecho, connie	Tanka	allusion, flower, sensual
	Mount Fuji	Berggren, Alfred	Tanka	beauty
	First Day of Summer	Cozart, Dale Gregory	Tanka	color, ocean, summer
	A Wilted Rose	Wings, Broken	Tanka	grief
	My Beloved's Scent	Malik, Abdul	Tanka	rain, spring
	A WILTED ROSE	Dutta, Anisha	Tanka	beauty, rose, sad love
	Faded Presence	lawless, John	Tanka	loneliness, love
	Unexpected Bloom	lawless, John	Tanka	love, lust, metaphor
	Red Rose	Schiavina, Frances	Tanka	heartbroken
	WILTED ROSE	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	age, feelings, flower
	The Wilted Rose	May, Joseph	Tanka	flower, rose
	Wilted	Parise, Rick	Tanka	death, heartbreak, lost love,
	GONE TOO SOON	MURRAY, JEAN	Tanka	absence, appreciation, bereavement
	Silk Memoir	Cozart, Dale Gregory	Tanka	image, rose
	Rose Wilted by Doubt	Anderson, John	Tanka	romantic, rose
	Hints of Lavender	Wolf, White	Tanka	lust, sensual
	Your sweet aroma	Smith, Jeremy	Tanka	how i feel, love,
	2:50 am - pt 2	Cook, Madi	Tanka	blessing, depression, fate, growth,
	My Favourite Colours	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	color
	The School Yard	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	hope, nature
	WARM HEARTS BEAR SWEET MEMORIES	DEVNATH , BL	Tanka	care, love
	Lilith	Wolf, White	Tanka	evil, mythology
	TICKLE OF SWEET LOVE	DEVNATH , BL	Tanka	love, youth
	Ablaze win	deb, Pintu chandra	Tanka	best friend, cute love,
	Heart Breaker	Chamatete , Kunda	Tanka	abuse, blue, break up,
	June Summer	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	summer
	Farmer's Field	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	earth, farm
	Sibilant Leaves	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	nature
	Mount Titlis	Callus, Paul	Tanka	solitude
	Leather Jacket	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	sensual
	SEX TEXT	Dutta, Anisha	Tanka	kiss, love, passion
	Love is like the Rose:	Wolf, White	Tanka	allegory, flower, love, rose
	Autumn	Shaw, Kevin	Tanka	angst, autumn, i am,
	Fly Like An Eagle:	Wolf, White	Tanka	allegory, animal, bird, spiritual
	divine birth	Stassi, Rick	Tanka	jesus, joy
	Ambrosial Reverie	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	love
	Red Velvet	Tano, Precioso	Tanka	birthday, celebration, food, red
	states, revisited	k., kabuteng P.iNk	Tanka	leaving
	Right Here In My Heart	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	feelings
	Spring	Hoffman, Terry	Tanka	nature, spring
	Opalescent Jinxed Ring	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	dark
	Travelling Through Forests	Faries, M.P.	Tanka	appreciation, environment, nature, tree
	The walk home	Miller, Mike	Tanka	brother, child, school
	The Choo Choo	Herlihy, John	Tanka	journey, life
	Catharsis	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	feelings
	MY LORD AND SAVIOR	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	christian
	WHAT IS ODD	Dutta, Anisha	Tanka	funny, irony
	wild dreams	Henderson, Charles	Tanka	dream
	Hatred version three	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	anger, anti bullying, betrayal,
	Hatred version two	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	anger, betrayal, dark, death,
	Hatred	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	anger, anti bullying, betrayal,
	Daijoubu	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	blessing, change, confidence, courage,
	Shooting Star version two	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	change, confidence, courage, destiny,
	Sayonara version three	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	character, cheer up, dedication,
	Sayonara version two	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	appreciation, betrayal, change, cheer
	Sayonara	Abadilla, Marmandy	Tanka	betrayal, conflict, destiny, emotions,
	Collateral Damage	Miller, Mike	Tanka	blue, conflict, football, violence
	Desert Summer	Tano, Precioso	Tanka	storm, summer, sun, weather
	Alter ego	Tano, Precioso	Tanka	friend
	Wagon Roads	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	Old Voices	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	Allies	Soper, Joseph	Tanka	nature
	Endless Dance:	Wolf, White	Tanka	animal, dance, night, stars
	A Sunny Day	Crasto, Cecilia	Tanka	beach, fun, happy, sun
	LOVELY TANKA	Vincent, Messoh	Tanka	adventure, baptism
	Feel the Drum	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	Time's Arrow	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	Small Black Birds	Herlihy, John	Tanka	nature
	Thief in Darkness	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	Light Snow	Herlihy, John	Tanka	nature
	the best unwritten poems	Alhemaidy, Abdullah	Tanka	adventure, beauty, nature
	Meteor	Callus, Paul	Tanka	age, time
	Sweet Love Aroma	Alhemaidy, Abdullah	Tanka	love, romance, rose
	The Flame Tree	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life, nature
	Oasis	Tano, Precioso	Tanka	beauty, earth, environment, nature,
	Art - Olaf Wieghorst	Haight, Sandra	Tanka	art, beautiful, tribute
	Adrift	Herlihy, John	Tanka	life
	CONTRAST a tanka phrasis	Strand, Brian	Tanka	inspiration, poetry