Tanka Poems. Examples of Tankas and a list of poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read Tanka poetry while accessing rules, topics, ideas, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Tanka.
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The Suffering Messiah
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W.A. CHOLT
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death, gospel, jesus, judgement,
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Spotlight death
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Debbie Walker
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death, film,
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Its Stellar
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M. L. Kiser
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appreciation, earth, moon, planet,
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The Ant
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M. L. Kiser
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environment, imagery, mystery, nature,
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And We Both Know Hearts Can Change
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Axl A.
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loss, music, november, poems,
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Ok Toss Another One
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Anisha Dutta
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appreciation, how i feel,
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Oblivion
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Harpreet Kaur
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emotions, heart, love,
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White Hare
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Nancy Beckman
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anger, blue,
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Pushed Away From A Dead Marriage
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Caren Krutsinger
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divorce, marriage,
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Political Correctness
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W.A. CHOLT
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discrimination, political, society,
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Heartfelt Dismay
by Caren Krutsinger
Forever loving
Child of your heart and soul
Pushed away in horrible ways
Love runs deep in veins
Trust gone, love remains always
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betrayal, child,
Soul Sadness
by Caren Krutsinger
A deep soul sadness
Confused diverse emotions
Love tattered and torn
A violation of trust
Never completely regained
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betrayal, sad, trust,
Cypress Palette
by M. L. Kiser
Golden thread cypress,
Your personality, bright;
Bush of the suns’ rays.
Family resemblance, seen
In shades of yellow and green.
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beauty, earth, environment, inspiration,
Jaws
by W.A. CHOLT
Every time
I get in the water
That scene from Jaws
Comes to mind
The shark devouring Quint.
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fish, scary, water,
Petals In The Rain
by Caren Krutsinger
Petals in the rain
A flowery beginning
Aromatic fine
Tenderly leans into wind
Returning to earth in fall
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flower, rain, spring,
Mister Flash
by M. L. Kiser
It’s blade severs night;
A razor flying through space
leaves an injured void.
Soaring legs in marathon;
meteor in burning flight.
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appreciation, environment, image, imagery,
Kindly Pumpkin Seeds
by Caren Krutsinger
Kindly pumpkin seeds
Grow one of my favorite treats
Scooping out is hard
A stringy gooey orange mess
Wonderful with cinnamon
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food,
Growing Magic
by Caren Krutsinger
Wizardly magic
Potent truly not needed
Loosen up the roots
Sun and rain and pixie dust
Can relieve an unloved plant
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farm, flower, growth, nature,
Pollination King
by Caren Krutsinger
Buzzing and busy
A honeybee is potent
His angry frenzy
Gently touching my flowers
Giant pollination king
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2nd grade, 3rd grade,
Apple Bliss
by Caren Krutsinger
Full on apple tree
Sometimes predicts cold weather
Cutting out the worms
Rescuing the sweetest part
Delicious apple cobbler
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4th grade, 5th grade,
Coffee
by M. L. Kiser
Fresh ground eye popper;
The miracle medicine,
Elixir of life.
Barrier between the worlds
Of vibrancy and stagnation…
A cup of eye popp’in joe.
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appreciation, drink, how i
Weather From Heaven
by Caren Krutsinger
A much cooler day
Our fall has arrived early
Suddenly fallen
From heaven into our laps
Accept this gift gracefully
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weather,
A Remarkable morning
by Raynolds Moseamedi
Beautiful morning
The skies fall with delight pure
Clouds form with bliss
As they bring the morning's light
A rare sight enchanting hearts...
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beautiful, beauty, morning, nature,
Light The Night
by M. L. Kiser
Painting color-stars,
Dancing embers pop in air;
Fireworks in the skies.
Glitter drifts on black velvet;
Forming giant color wheels.
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color, firework, image, imagery,
Tiny Fingers
by W.A. CHOLT
Tiny fingers
The little hands
A beautiful baby
Innocent and pure
Asleep in his mother's arms.
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baby, beautiful, life,
Laws Of Attraction
by Besma Riabi Dziri
Souls roaming about
relevance echoed in Hearts
minds filled to the brim.
Aspirations ever sparked
alive in the shrine of Life.
August 17th, 2018...
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beauty, destiny, emotions, growth,
Colorado
by Caren Krutsinger
Lavender mountains
Backdrop to a gorgeous pond
Lacy silvery clouds
Sigh of appreciation
The joyous heart feels home
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Categories:
home,
Please Love Him
by Caren Krutsinger
She wanted to love
One hundred percent all in
She found his goodness
She explained him to others
Many tried to love him too
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Categories:
love,
Every Dragon Dreams Just Like You
by M. L. Kiser
Dragons have dreams too;
stereotyped, they have been.
quite a friendly lot;
just like us they love to play;
they strive quite hard, to please us.
Dragon suppression, creates great...
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animal, courage, growth, introspection,
High gods of low tides
by Word Hobo
contemptuous fools
o’ babbling gods of low tides
moating salty hopes
building sand castle cities
laughingly her curled lips spume
gv tanka 8.8.2018...
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Categories:
fate, humanity, metaphor,