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Tanka Poems | Tanka Examples

Stillness in the Rain
Whispers in the rain carry dreams the wind once held— soft as memory, they fall into open hearts, blooming where silence had grown. ...

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Categories: birthday, meaningful,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Golden Ratio in Divine Proportion
neat proposition worthy of pious ponder divine proportion what ratio is golden 1 plus root 5 over 2...

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Categories: art,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member Juno
crowned queen of the gods saturn and jupiter loom large in her orbit known for her protective role mars bows to her motherly grace ...

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Categories: myth, planet,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member ANCESTRAL WISDOM
ANCESTRAL WISDOM old tree, ancient soul, witness to generations, whispers in the wind. roots connect us to the past guides us towards the future ...

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Categories: 12th grade, tree, wisdom,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Peacemaker Waits for Noble Rise
peacemaker held off, let them fight, that's what kids do. I'll back the winner, demand a truce, when it's done. peace will rise from the ashes...

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Categories: peace,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member Gain No, Just Pain, Bro!
no gain without pain you gotta push on, right through to the bitter end it's just in sight, bend, bend, bend ~ moan, groan, scream ~ Oh my Hammie !...

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Categories: motivation, work,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member TANKA-in-english SHOW TELL exampled DIDACTIC 1
BONFIRE NIGHT LINE 1. november the fifth- } 2. layered rolls of liquid fog }...

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Categories: poetry, word play,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member ANOTHER THOUGHT ON QUIET RINGING EARS
ANOTHER THOUGHT ON QUITE RINGING EARS The ears continue to ring out profound silence, echoing life: When the echoes reveal, Wisdom and understanding? Ringing silent ears; let us give God thanksgiving for echoing life: Without the quiet ringings, Would we be in this loud world?! Let us be happy; wisdom and understanding quietly ringing out: God speaks in so many ways: Think of quiet ears ringing:- ...

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Categories: allegory,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Of A Confused Nightmare Dream
Of A Confused Nightmare Dream (A Thought Provoking Tanka Trio) Is sleeping dreamless, Short-lived life’s resurrection, Or death’s fantasy? Can living fake its own death In confusing nightmare dreams? I thought I was dead. Do the dead have dreams of life Or just it’s nightmares? Irrespective of it all, It all seems so confusing:- In life’s awareness, Sleep can be as confusing, As “the living dead”: Is it possible for...

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Categories: confusion, death, dream, hyperbole,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member IN COCOONING TIMES
IN COCOONING TIMES Faithfully cocooned, Caterpillars soon become Soaring butterflies: In your life’s cocooning time, Seek God’s metamorphosis:- ...

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Categories: allegory, analogy, encouraging, faith,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member June Bug
with the monsoon rains, a green June bug came whirring, to our living room~ my smart cat after playing, gulped down this hapless victim. ...

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Categories: 4th grade, animal, destiny,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member JUNCO
Junco in winter flies on grass tip, rides on field to pick fallen seeds, prefers in taking shelter roosting on conifer tree. ...

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Categories: appreciation, bird,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member A Flip of Lips Turns Frown to Smile
a frown is a smile with naughty corners of mouth dragged down, to half-mast. stop wallowing in the mire ~ flip your lips to all ends up...

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Categories: smile,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Juneberries
(Checked by Syllables Counter: howmanysyllables.com) Juneberries sweetish juneberries grow where wildness softly weaves awake summer scents, hidden treasure amidst leaves ...

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Categories: appreciation, fruit, health, nature,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member 8 feet for birdie at 11
magpie to magpie have those fools lost their marbles chasing birdie eggs on green grass down holes in one ~ let's show the mugs how its done...

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Categories: games,
Form: Tanka

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