Short Contest Tanka Poems

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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flights break down borders
leaving, returning
sometimes we become exiles

writers break physical bounds
find old and new compatriots...

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Water's quiet pool
Silent movement of a deer
Anticipation
Darting motion of the eyes
A twig snaps, thirsty deer flees
Quiet water still


4/18/14
contest Tanka(s)...

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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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rose petal's garden
thorns raking an open eye
trimmed bush barren bare
blood let the face of mourning---
sweet cherry of virgin light

Contest: Tanka me a Dream
Poet: Debbie Guzzi...

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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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like ballet dancers

in colourful pinafores

an impromptu dance

choreographed by the wind

leaves dance to Autumn's sweet song








for Nathan's contest "Tanka (Season)"...

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Wishes

Lasting peace and love
treasures that gold cannot buy
lies within our hearts

thousand wishes has my heart
and the biggest wish is you



for the contest Tanka The Pivot Nov.9...

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pitch dark small chamber
abnormal pulsating mass
loving human heart

blood regurgitating
heart grows weaker with each beat  

Sponsor: Suzette Crous
Contest: Tanka-The Pivot...

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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. Kiser...

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She’s fierce with red eyes
Evoked by power of fire
Terror, corruption
Quite a sizzling hot feeling
Avoidance of normalcy

Contest: TANKA ME A COLOR
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich

5/9/2013...

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Love struck lavender.
Makes my heart sing once again.
Whence my eyes behold
whimsical beauty so rare.
Proof of love that's born at last!



for Rick Parise's contest "Tanka-1 or 2 only"
I chose lavender rose...

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drops of rain pelt down 
sentiments floating downstream
embrace the showers…

saturated and shattered
refinement in process



Contest: Tanka me a dream
By         : Wilma N. Neels

3rd Place...

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The night feels surreal,
in flight in my dressing gown
Swooping through backyards,
I reach to save them from loss,
but find myself falling down.

Written for the contest 'Tanka me a Dream"

tara jennings...

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Always by my side
Together seventeen years
Buried you today
Silent tears fall like raindrops 
Why did my dog have to die?

02~08~15
Contest - Tanka Tears – Rick Parise
Honourable Mention...

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eye gazes tender

taunting glint, my heart beat skips

strokes each dear finger

universe slows for our love

undressed my smile with moist kiss





Poetry Contest:  Tanka 3
Sponsor:   Andrea Dietrich...

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I've extracted all the love in my heart
and all the kisses on my lips at the moment 
I'm trying to be careful not to be careless
Course these is love affair
Please do not refuse it

CONTEST: Tanka ''My Valentine Gift''...

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building a nest now
with your forget-me-not smile
dream bird of my mind
flying too close to you now
to capture those rainbow smiles

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Contest:Tanka the Pivot

Date:22nd October 2012...

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I am not a fish
Yet in this bowl I'm living
Swim up to the side
Press my big lips to the glass
People gawk and hoot at me!




    By Deb Wilson
**for contest"Tanka Me A Dream"
sponsored by Michael J. Falotico...

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Bare Weeping Willows
Graceful exposed limbs drip tears
Lake filled to its brim

Eerily fog coats isle's trees
Who sigh for birds southward flown 

Sponsor: Nathan_______~~D
Contest: Tanka(season)...

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Just one short moment
Before he’s turning away
Can’t you stay longer
Don’t you know how we miss you
Yes Mama... I miss you too


By: Joyce Johnson

For Contest "Tanka Me A Dream"  won # 4

Michael J Falotico  Sponsorn...

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Eyes like a clear lake,
reflections of a dreamland,
skylights for two hearts.
Walking amidst the cloud tops,
the light brightens up their day.

Edward J. Ebbs - March 15, 2015



Written for a Contest, TANKA 2...

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Pride and hurt combine
I resist the call for help
The problem is mine
Because I am my own boss
I will carry my own cross



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Contest: Tanka (with a decent pivot)
Sponsor: Chris D. Aechtner...

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In the grey of day
Sun hidden behind the clouds
Trees do look dismal
The track to the forest lost
Haze covers over the ground

Russell Sivey

Contest: Tanka Me Fall or Winter
Sponsor: Francine Roberts

11/2/2013...

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through venetian blinds
slanting beams of light peep in
where she sits alone
reminiscing in silence 
hoping that the bell would ring

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25th March, 2015
Contest: Tanka 3
Sponsor: Andrea Dietrich...

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