Funeral Tanka Poems
These Funeral Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Funeral. These are the best examples of Tanka Funeral poems written by international poets.
Tanka Xixfuneral parlor
I tiptoe in
to say goodbye--
in stealth flight
a fearless owl
Prev. Pub. in RIBBONS, Fall 2020
Vol 16 #3...
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farewell, funeral,
Bogomil GraveyardGravestones lopsided
Forgotten behind the trees
Surrounded by grass
Sun crosses risen from earth
Crowned with some olive green mosh...
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Categories:
death, eulogy, funeral, grave,
I Put the Fun In FuneralWhenever I die
I much rather they not cry.
Rather just goodbyes.
No pity, nor wonder why,
Just God opening their eyes....
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allusion, angst, dark, death,
Something About Her EyesYou were so well-loved.
Your mother truly believed
You were an angel
With the loveliest of eyes
And always a smile so wide.
For K.K.T.
(July 2004 to May 2022)
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"There was...
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angel, child, cousin, death,
Flying In For a Funeralsis stepped off the plane
the bountiful blizzard waits
its glow fruit falling ~
likewise glory of set face
in...
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death, snow, travel,
Farewell Tankagrandma's last night
sky bleeds in black
in the atrium
a dappled moonlight
weeps with me
20 February 2022
"A Brian Strand 1091" Poetry Contest
1st place...
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death, emotions, funeral,
Doesn'T Believe His Worthswathe in red, white, blue
white rose buds, baby's breath quilt
soldier's coffin
old Vietnam veteran
recalls others the heroes
5/31/2021...
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funeral, war,
TearsTears
Tears roll down her eyes
She trembles, shivers and sighs
Goodbyes are forever
Never again to be seen
Death breaks the toughest of hearts
Marckincia Jean
Tanka
10/11/19...
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anger, change, death, depression,
The First SinAn Earther hath said
Adam was a rough draft, Eve
was the final yield
Abel and brother Cain was
the product of their own sin
*The 'Earther' was probably a...
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10th grade, 11th grade,
After the FuneralTeacups by the sink.
Lamentations laid to rest.
I, a foetal curl,
Breathing in your life, now gone
Cocooned in your unwashed shirt....
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Categories:
absence, death of a
FleeceI will wounded you
Start running because i'm here
I will take your life
You won't sense any soreness
Until you discontinue...
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anger, desire, evil, fate,
One By OneOne by one
The good die young
No problem billy joel
I'll invite the guards of hell
To my celebrity funeral...
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anniversary,
Lament, For the Dead
plunged into mourning
oh, beloved in repose
grief is forever
tears and moaning flood my world
in a last lamenting kiss
__________________________
September 26, 2016
Poetry/Tanka/lament for the dead
Copyright Protected, ID 16-833-744-0
All...
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funeral, grief, lost love,
Grave-Side Serviceweather-beaten sign
driven down in dying weeds
forsaken headstone
oh nameless, forgotten soul
the Savior knows who you are...
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funeral,
Grieve, Mimosa TreeGrieve, mimosa tree
Silky pink petals, a wreath
Create canopy
Guard love one, at peace, beneath
Your presence shall ever haunt...
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Categories:
bereavement, funeral, grave,