Christmas Tanka Poems | Examples
These Christmas Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Christmas. These are the best examples of Tanka Christmas poems written by international poets.
December delights
are gone with my Christmas lights
when January
traipses in with muddy boots . . .
I can’t feel less resolute
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Boots crunch on gravel,
frost-kissed mesquite by the creek~
hot cider steams up.
Lone Star lights the oilfield towns;
Santa wears a bolo tie.
ON MARY’S MERRY DAY
Let’s be in love’s flow,
Mart’s birthing water’s gift:
God, in Jesus Christ:-
Let’s enjoy the merry day!
Giving and enjoying love:-
Blessed be Mary!
Merrily birthing our God’s
Divine Supreme Love:-
Let’s have a Merry Christmas:
Sharing gifted love supreme:-
Merry Christmas, Love;
Child of the Holy Spirit
Of God, and Mary:
Collectively—with Joseph—
Supreme service, clarified:-
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Snowflakes drift like prayers,
soft between the rifle barrels~
somewhere a child laughs.
The earth exhales its old grudges,
wide as dawn, deep as roots hold.
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Snowflakes kiss the pane,
whispers melt on frosted glass~
one last cocoa sip.
Footsteps pause beneath the eaves~
Was that reindeer on the roof?
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Cinnamon whispers,
golden crumbs cling to my lips~
brandied cherries laugh.
Fruitcake, dense with Christmas joy,
melts like stolen midnight sun.
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Sniffles invade cheer~
Tinsel bright, throat very tight.
Unused mistletoe,
kisses taste like grape cough drops.
Snowflakes dance; I ache in bed.
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Snowflakes kiss their wings~
Yuletide fairies spin on pine,
laughing silver light.
One whispers in my cupped hands:
Winter's magic is your breath.
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Yuletide bells chime~
frost-kissed air hums silver echoes,
a hymn spun in ice.
Deep beneath the muffled snow,
roots dream of resurrection.
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Winter's hush descends~
a letter pressed to my palm,
ink still warm with love.
The hearth crackles its own song:
tidings of comfort and joy.
Nipping snowflakes light
Crisp whispered winter's cold bite.
Christmas still darkness
used absolute dazzling charm
on a crystalline white rug.
Above the snow clouds,
silence watched Jolly Santa
and his reindeer fly
with "Ho-Ho-Ho," and the thrilled
sound of light jingling sleigh bells.
The little children
And family round decked tree
on early morning,
with the halls decked with holly,
presents in the brightest wrap.
winter found its way
midst icy mists of snowfall
and its bas relief
of abstract patterned snowflakes
to please young and old with its
centurys-old splendor
as trees of lights and tinsel
light boughs of fresh pine
with hints of forest faeries
A wonderland complete in
its snowman sculptors
with rosy cheeks and big smiles
that beckon singers
round fireplace remembering
many prefer the summer
some of us prefer summer
A PRE-CHRISTMAS AWARENESS: SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT
(A TANKA QUATTRAIN)
Christmas, remember,
It’s not about Santa Claus:
It’s about Jesus:-
It’s not about Santa’s gifts,
But the gift of God in Jesus:-
The gift of Jesus,
Is the priceless gift of love:-
And our gifts should be likewise:
Feeding the hungry is love;
Housing the homeless is love:-
Let’s Santa Claus love,
With gifts being of life’s needs;
Not merchandising:
Let’s wrap the naked with clothes,
And bow-tie their rent money:-
Indeed, this Christmas,
Let’s celebrate Christ’s Birthday
With gifts of His love:
Giving God all the glory,
Inspired by life tree
The Christmas tree, fir or pine
Garden of Eden
Decor, mix of new and old
Tradition is evergreen
A star at the top
Sing along to Jingle Bells
Glitter reflects light
Wish you a Merry Christmas
celebrate with love and joy
The star is rising
Celestial unique event
Miraculous light
Object or phenomenon -
astronomical angle