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Premium Member Earth's Vandals
...We are the vandals Desires create our misery Breaking in pieces Earth now a detention cell Nature dressed in plastic sheets 31.05.2021 Sponsor: M.L.Kiser Contest: Tanka Contest......

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Categories: contest tanka, earth,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Sweet Honeyed Fluid
... the hummingbirds came to drink the honeyed fluid drinking it deeply now my heart weeps at their death honey is deadly for birds ______________________ May 29, 2021 Poetry/......

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Categories: contest tanka, bird, death,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member Alabaster Rhasodies
...alabaster Rhapsodies alabaster moon skips across midnight waters trails silver ribbons singing wind song harmonies with two loons in rhapsodies 5-28-21 Contest: Tanka Sponsor: M. L.......

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Categories: contest tanka, moon, music,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member The Heart
...in a vital heart love and hate just conversate about life and death each new sunset and sunrise as lungs inhale and exhale ......

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Categories: contest tanka, heart,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Engraved
...I gave you my heart and my infatuation to ever entwine . . . I leave you my devotion at your stone cold tomb, engraved. ________________________ July 9, 2018 Poetry/Tanka/Engraved Cop......

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Categories: contest tanka, lost love,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member One Look
...one look and i knew the attraction was fatal infatuation would grow into devotion and i’d never find a cure AP: 3rd place 2022 Submitted on May 19, 2021 for contest TANKA sponsored by ......

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Categories: contest tanka, devotion, true love,
Form: Tanka
Baptize
...Moonlight passage leads to river of devotion bare feet gather here in waves of fluid motion holy infatuation. For Contest : Tanka Date: 7-8-18......

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Categories: contest tanka, baptism, religion, river,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member A Wilted Rose
... I took the bus mom, h o l d i n g a bright rose for you; clutched TIGHT in my hand . . . I b r u s h brittle leaves away, and lay down my w i l t e d ROSE. ____________......

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Categories: contest tanka, grief,
Form: Tanka
Contest - Tanka: Book of Love -
...flights break down borders leaving, returning sometimes we become exiles writers break physical bounds find old and new compatriots......

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Categories: contest tanka, community, farewell, flying, friendship,
Form: Tanka
Lonely
...fog embraces me with infinite tenderness rain falls in my heart the soul pulls the mantle close life can be a soft grey sleep 4/8/2017 For contest: Tanka sponsored by Rick Parise......

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Categories: contest tanka, depression, lonely,
Form: Tanka
Cutting Tongues
...Cutting tongues tear hearts O that we could pour honey Into ruthless hearts ......

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Categories: contest tanka, heart,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Accomplishment
... an accomplishment feeds the soul with the rich fruits of its endeavor but how soon emptiness gnaws when only praise is devoured January 18, 2016 ~3rd Place~ Contest: Tanka......

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Categories: contest tanka, inspirational, wisdom,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Tanka 3
... Tanka 3 children so carefree laugh while sand castles topple in the sea… shattered dreams may bring teardrops in maturity © Sandra M. Haight 2015 All Rights Res......

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Categories: contest tanka, creation, dream, happy, sad,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Old and Lonely
...through venetian blinds slanting beams of light peep in where she sits alone reminiscing in silence hoping that the bell would ring ---------------------------------- 25th March, 2015 Conte......

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Categories: contest tanka, loneliness, old,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Sammy
...everyone said he was too small for a good watch dog.... why did he leave such a big hole in our hearts? .................................... 3/24/15 ......

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Categories: contest tanka, death, devotion, dog, pets,
Form: Tanka

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