Emotions Tanka Poems
These Emotions Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Emotions. These are the best examples of Tanka Emotions poems written by international poets.
Too Fragile for Applause
craving to be seen
yet stray retort shatters me —
my glass mask splinters
every piece tilts my face back
at angles I can't endure
one word in print scalds
smoke
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Categories:
angst, anxiety, emotions,
Flow Casual
A swirl of color,
that spoon's stirring casual.
Tidal rotation,
moon drunk on a tie-dyed sky.
Easygoing, just flow slow.
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, nature,
Rainstorms
Wildflowers be wild,
wet with whimsical wonder.
Relentless rainstorms
revel in naive riches
nurturing and rebellious.
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Categories:
emotions, flower, nature,
Nothing Seems to Last
nothing seems to last
flowers weep faded petals
a faint scent lingers
once blooming in bright color
my poems have lost their appeal
emotions wither
wilted words whirl in the wind
bereft
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Categories:
loneliness, metaphor, muse, poetry,
Weight of a Petal
Within the silence
a petal falls from still light ~
not just the flower,
but all that it once carried
lands softly inside my heart.
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Categories:
emotions, flower, meaningful,
Rainbow Of Ribbons
Rainbow of ribbons,
may we form a connection.
Move beneath the Moon,
the image traced in wildfire.
A sign of our sacred bond.
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Categories:
emotions, magic, may,
A Wind Rolls
Calm castle of cards,
hold that hand close to your chest.
Festooned with clover
a soft wind rolls through the mote,
goosebumps raised by a gamble.
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, games,
Winter unexpected twist
I gazed upon the winter sky,
Expecting snowflakes to gently lie
Upon my palm, a delicate dance.
But Instead, Mount Fuji ash takes it chance.
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Categories:
11th grade, appreciation, emotions,
The poisonous
Within the scorpion's belly,
mother's blood is the meal.
I wonder,Is that's why scorpion is poisonous?
But be the lamb of sheep or the child of scorpion,Both
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Categories:
11th grade, analogy, animal,
luminance
luminance
of noon reaches climax
under
sheltering canopy
refreshing sighs
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Categories:
analogy, emotions, imagery, sun,
Anticipating This Deluge
anticipating this deluge
I hold weakly to protection
only to find this ray of joy
as sunshine lights the rain
your love blazes through my tears
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Categories:
emotions, imagery, love, rain,
Superlative Spectacle
Learn to cuss with class,
that way you don’t need a filter;
Sail off my Captain!
Embrace that stormy sea of
superlative spectacle.
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Categories:
emotions, feelings,
It’s Winter
Sun hiding between the clouds
Feeling the breeze hugging on my shoulder
Rubbing our arms together frequently
Under snow, exhaling smoke just like trains
Loving the gust making snowman
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Categories:
beauty, care, emotions, feelings,
Light Bursts
light bursts flaming
on alabaster waves
savours moment
clutching rose umbrella
shuts eyes in ecstasy
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Categories:
emotions,
Birth Of My First Poem
Dad's workshed dusty
cobwebs, cans and jars hold stuff
old tools hang on hooks.
That day I wept my Dad's death
and my first poem was born.
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Categories:
emotions, feelings, poetry,