Tanka Poems | Examples of Tanka Poetry

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PM	Poem Title	Poet	Form	Categories
	TANKA FOR SLEEPING MOTHER	CHAKRABARTY, RAJAT KANTI	Tanka	mother
	Longing for a Tender Kiss	Sivey, Russell	Tanka	kiss, longing
	ALLITERATED TANKA	Talbot, Mick	Tanka	anger, betrayal, conflict, war
	PAINTED ON MY HEART	Talbot, Mick	Tanka	heart, love, true love
	The Broken-Hearted Ghost	Dietrich, Andrea	Tanka	sad love
	Permissive Parent	Roper, Eve	Tanka	child, parents
	The past that came back	Blackman, Marilyn	Tanka	beautiful, boyfriend, forgiveness, love
	Dancing Leaves	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	dance, wind
	Autumn lets us know	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	autumn, color
	Awaiting spring's arrival	Pandit, Vijay	Tanka	nature
	AUTUMN ROMANCE	Dutta, Anisha	Tanka	beautiful, i love you
	Summer Ended	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	autumn, leaving
	Allies	Soper, Joseph	Tanka	art, image, nature, tribute
	A LETTER TO UP	ibrahim, gbolahan	Tanka	absence, adventure, africa, allusion,
	Tanka	McKeithan, Oliver	Tanka	desire, longing
	I live with how my heart sings	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	heart, love
	Healing touch	Sinha-Roy, Subimal	Tanka	mental illness, moon, sky
	Eyes of the Beholder	Brown, K.T.	Tanka	beauty, earth, nature
	HIS UNFORGIVABLE SIN	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	divorce
	Narcissism	Bateman, Gary	Tanka	allegory, desire, hyperbole, image,
	FEAR	CHAKRABARTY, RAJAT KANTI	Tanka	fear
	Love is Blind	Sergi, Ralph	Tanka	love
	Butterflies Flowing	Flower, Moon	Tanka	crush, lost love, metaphor,
	Irma	Dietrich, Andrea	Tanka	storm
	Irma	Bertin, John	Tanka	natural disasters, september, storm
	A funereal Tanka	Strand, Brian	Tanka	death, imagery
	A tanka TALE	Strand, Brian	Tanka	imagery, light, morning
	A tanka	Strand, Brian	Tanka	autumn, imagery, nature
	a TANKA	Strand, Brian	Tanka	memory, youth
	lost paradise	Foster, Gail	Tanka	dream, heaven, lost, natural
	Santa	croft, karen	Tanka	giving
	THRESHOLD NEARLY BREACHED	Rockwell, Cindi	Tanka	depression, pain, sick
	Earning Success	Reza, Muzahidul	Tanka	success
	Old Friends	Kendrick, Sara	Tanka	death
	Rain Pours	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	dream, rain, weather
	Rain Song	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	imagination
	The Tangled Tango	hoffman, cheryl	Tanka	dance, humor
	Demagoguery	Bateman, Gary	Tanka	allegory, angst, dark, discrimination,
	''A Fallen Leaf''	Wings, Broken	Tanka	introspection, nature
	JOURNEY	Dutta, Anisha	Tanka	journey, romantic, travel
	Blowing In The Wind	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	wind
	Threshold to Death	Loo, Laura	Tanka	death
	Ripples On The Water	horsman, harry	Tanka	age
	NATURE AT WORK	Strand, Brian	Tanka	bird, nature, winter
	Ripples In The Water	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	feelings, goodbye
	3am	Chan, Bernard	Tanka	day, memory, night, peace,
	Waves	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	ocean, peace, solitude
	Tattered Yellow Pages	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	lost love
	Tattered Game Ball	Roper, Eve	Tanka	baseball, chicago, children, nostalgia
	A Tattered Web	Cozart, Dale Gregory	Tanka	imagery, insect, summer, weather
	Straddling the Threshold	Anderson, John	Tanka	stress
	Nocturnal Zephyr	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	lost love
	Traverse Greened Wasteland	Sinha-Roy, Subimal	Tanka	love
	Fluid In the Wind Tattered Old Glory	Roper, Eve	Tanka	color, freedom, war
	Within My Mind	Raven, Vladislav	Tanka	dream, love
	Tattered in Memory	Parise, Rick	Tanka	death, nature
	COVERED BRIDGE OF VERMONT	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	kiss
	A tanka moment	Strand, Brian	Tanka	poetry, sorrow
	A tanka tale	Strand, Brian	Tanka	nature, poetry, winter
	T is for tanka	Strand, Brian	Tanka	destiny, nature, poetry
	Summons	CRESSWELL, PATRICIA	Tanka	adventure
	End Of Summer	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	autumn, cool, summer, weather
	Tangled As Roots	Schiavina, Frances	Tanka	river
	TATTERED SELF ESTEEM	MURRAY, JEAN	Tanka	abuse, anxiety, betrayal
	Wash away thoughts	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	rain
	drawl	CRESSWELL, PATRICIA	Tanka	first love, garden
	IF YOU SLAP ME	Rogers BLK PANTHER, VAL BROOKLYN	Tanka	anger, anxiety, forgiveness, sorry
	UNION	Das, Parimal Kumar	Tanka	imagination
	Rip Tide	Cozart, Dale Gregory	Tanka	beach, imagery, sea
	Cowardice	Ibeh, Edward	Tanka	anger, confusion, hate, murder,
	Calm Lake	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	beauty, longing, water
	Two Friends	Sharma, Mansi	Tanka	good morning, good night,
	Stress leaves	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	peace, water
	Keep It Real	Wonder, Timeless	Tanka	love
	Dreams	Kiser, M. L.	Tanka	dream, imagination, symbolism, wisdom
	Beauty continues to shine	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	beauty, flower, loneliness
	Be Wary	Kiser, M. L.	Tanka	dream, imagination, metaphor
	The Bear	Sands, Heidi	Tanka	animal
	Pairing of Shoes	Conte, Ashley	Tanka	fashion, weather
	Finding Yourself	Kiser, M. L.	Tanka	inspiration, inspirational, introspection, muse
	Deserted	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	dark, death
	MOURNING VITALITY	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	bereavement, family
	Tears	A. Sharma, Dr. Upma	Tanka	lost
	Lost Love	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	lost love
	Early Birds	Cabanes, Nudershada	Tanka	bird, day
	Silent Night	Cabanes, Nudershada	Tanka	dark, night, silence
	You Encompass Me With Life	Loo, Laura	Tanka	love
	So I May Keep My Desires	Sivey, Russell	Tanka	desire, dream, sleep
	Obsession	Negron, Nayda Ivette	Tanka	feelings
	Anne	De Beaulieu, Darlene	Tanka	beach, water
	Potential Made Potent Portent	Anderson, John	Tanka	hope
	Tenuous Gossamer	Anderson, John	Tanka	senses
	Skydive	Mitchell, Nancy	Tanka	adventure, sky
	WINGS OF WONDER	Rodrigues, Kim	Tanka	bird
	- Gentle Wings -	Smile, Sunshine	Tanka	angel, death, heaven
	Brief: Pussy Willows Groan	pachecho, connie	Tanka	allusion, flower, nature
	Two-Voice Tanka, Thrice	Dietrich, Andrea	Tanka	nature
	love at first sight	aller, jake	Tanka	heaven, love, marriage, memorial
	The Hummingbird	Ibeh, Edward	Tanka	animal, bird, flower, image,
	Earths Revenge	Kiser, M. L.	Tanka	corruption, earth, environment, natural