Animals Tanka Poems
These Animals Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Animals. These are the best examples of Tanka Animals poems written by international poets.
Desert Thorns
Desert thorns that sting.
Careful desert animals.
Both have great instinct,
Finding safety together.
Not permanent for either.
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animal,
Uproar
Scurrying people
windy city wind whistling
Wet animals flee
Blue thunder, silver slick streets
Hued blooms close their perfumed rooms.
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animal, city, color, confusion,
A Red, Itchy Victim Speaks
A flock of large birds
or a fleet of small small planes
is speeding towards me.
NO! It's worse--mosquitoes!
I failed to use repellent!
I grab my swatter.
They slap it
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Categories:
insect, summer,
Categories:
animal, appreciation, nature,
Animal Instinct
Animals just know
The praying mantis looks above
The clam closes down
The turtle’s head hides inside
The spider seizes the fly
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animal,
Love Life
Like in a movie
Where no animals were harmed
So are these poems
Not killing my heart's wildlife
Knowing how much you love life
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Categories:
animal, beautiful, heart, life,
Fantasy Zoo
Closed for visitors,
Traveling in a balloon
A fantasy zoo
Invisible to the world
Some animals can be heard
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animal, crazy, fantasy, fun,
Last Breath
last breath
thanking the plants and animals
that have sustained me
my ancestors I honor
and the spirit enfolding me
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Categories:
feelings,
Zero
ZERO
it’s so cold
where do outdoor animals go
to stay alive
two black crows caw cawing
from a tree top
sun’s out
you’d never know
it’s zero outside
cat wants out
but just one
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weather,
Plastered Basement
Randy Hoards Brandy
Locks his stash secretly
Basement waterloggs
His animals go fuzz fuzz
Singing Glory to the keeper
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humorous, satire,
Instinctive Critter
Stalking,.....waits awhile
She inhales the woodland airs.....
Animals beware......
Nose to tail the vixen stares.......
Fixated,....... her prey beguiles.....
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animal,
Spring Thaw
SPRING THAW
what a sorry sight
the poor drowned grass muddied o’er
dirty snow with tracks
but the skies are thankful for
a chance to the earth restore
and the animals
seem
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Categories:
nature,
Spring Thaw
SPRING THAW
what a sorry sight
the poor drowned grass muddied o’er
dirty snow with tracks
but the skies are thankful for
a chance to the earth restore
and the animals
seem
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Categories:
nature,
Animals
ANIMALS
how they sniff the wind,
far away look in their eyes,
what are they thinking?
or is thought necessary,
vital to consciousness?
i say they sense god’s
heaven of simplicity,
his love
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animal,
Self
the differences
between men and animals
give birth a human
without knowing self, knowledge
of uniserse is useless
tanka ( 5/7/5/7/7
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Categories:
self,