Christmas Tanka Poems

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autumn in full swing
Christmas being overswung
a big retail axe
gashing pocketbooks early
will pause on the thirty first...

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On this Super Bowl Sunday, it is good to go to the house of the Lord.

SUPER SUNDAY

triple layer cold
‘rising in Christmas plaid and socks
a Sunday...

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angel all in white
sits atop the silent night
year’s coming to end
Christmas tree-dress still pretty
silver garland winding down

12/29/2022...

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chill days slowly danced
winter's hues changed tree's leaves shed
gift to my husband
and I on Christmas we wed
welcoming new beginnings

12/14/2022


A December Memento Poetry Contest
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gripped with Christmas hope
hearts besought heavenly grace
special gift from God 
as Dad** struggled for blest breath
then left us midst peace of faith

*Romans 15:13 - Now...

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whiteness - a canvas
draws blanks  but  the brush mothers
   the infantile mind
      the out of reach...

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*Image of Our 1969 fuel-generated home that replaced the unpowered memento, but later lost to lava in 1990.

a december memento

dark-trimmed christmas tree
leans upon slanted floorboards
in...

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bluish-green needles
raindrops cling like ornaments
pre-Christmas season
red-white-blue Veteran’s Day line
and poet-pearls on cedar

11/11/2022...

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Milky Way dream spots 
and other-worlds engaged me 
this earthbound urchin
science fiction plots might stir
a pure childhood fantasy 

But golden aura 
folks can sense that...

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adventurous days
running through wildflower fields
carefree memories
of playing with my siblings
birthday parties and skating

first day of grade school
a bit shy to make new friends
riding a school...

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Summer is ending 
hot days filled with outside fun, 
our sleeping in late. 
August ends our days off ~ done, 
back to school we must...

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Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

2 Place

Childhood...

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Violets in blue  
you say they match my two eyes   
blue eyes are crying     
I wish you were...

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