Girl Tanka Poems

Seems it's a story
Of a girl always near-death
Through every attempt,
The loveliest metaphor,
A lie even I saw through....

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three nice things she loves
reading books, the summer-spring,
ponds lakes rivers seas
my beloved poetess 
lovely amazing cool girl!...

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What lets me meet you
Without you—it might so seem, 
But fades soon like dew…
Seems like last refuge— a dream
And fills one’s joys to the brim.

Joys...

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To uninformed ears
The best of pen plain appears,
To him who can’t see,
A cross-eyed girl is beauty,
To hard to hear, jeers are cheers. 
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Tanka (Tongue-in-cheek) |14.07.2023|...

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Ono no Komachi Translations

These are my modern English translations of the ancient Japanese poems of Ono no Komachi…

"It's over!"
Your words drizzle like dismal rains,
bringing tears,
as...

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The celestial race
above the sky of the Earth.
As the legend told,
the girl and the boy she chased
became the moon and the sun.
...

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Once upon a time 
when I was a child of three   
looking at the stars 
and whispering to the moon,  
I sang...

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Playing in sunshine
is a twirling girl and cat
Meows and laughter
Romping away sweet moments
until the day is drowsing

In tall green grasses
pretty kitty's soon sleeping
in shadows of...

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Atlanta, Georgia
Is filled with some smart people
The parks offer peace
'Til someone is killed by guns
Sometimes~stabbing, girl and dog

Nearly every night or even in daylight someone...

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"recently scenes of early life have stolen into my mind, like breezes blown ..."

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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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She sat by the fence,
the lamb struggling to reach her
for shared soft kisses.
A seven-year-old shy girl;
two souls in innocent love....

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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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Walk your baby bye
Drive your woodie to the sea
Walk in hands together 
Pledge a love forever more
Reel in summer sunset dreams...

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Since time, a woman
Aesthetic and soft spoken
maybe just pretense.
If they know the lady's heart
would they love a crazy wild?


~cvb~ 03/09/22...

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