Stillness in the RainWhispers 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
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
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
ANCESTRAL WISDOMANCESTRAL 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
Peacemaker Waits for Noble Risepeacemaker 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
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
TANKA-in-english SHOW TELL exampled DIDACTIC 1BONFIRE NIGHT
LINE
1. november the fifth- }
2. layered rolls of liquid fog }...
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Categories:
poetry, word play,
Form: Tanka
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
Of A Confused Nightmare DreamOf 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
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
June Bugwith 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
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
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
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
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
Specific Types of Tanka Poems
Read wonderful tanka poetry on the following sub-topics:
art, animals, christmas, death, family, flowers, food, friendship, funny, kids, life, love, music, nature, nursery, parents, sadness, school, spring, sports, summer, war, winter
and more.
Definition | What is Tanka in Poetry?