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Growing Up Tanka Poems

These Growing Up Tanka poems are examples of poetry about Growing Up Tanka. These are the best examples of Tanka Growing Up poems written by international poets.


Premium Member Shattered
Chaos color blast
blue sun is traveling fast
past a blood red moon.
Creatures scurry for cover
on the dark side of summer.

Red tailed comets streak
Paisley colors growing weak,
Midst...

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Categories: animal, change, color, goodbye,



Premium Member a scene in their eyes
my kids once called me
the walking problem solver
~ I am the problem
they are to resolve ~ failure
I lose ~ objectives they win...

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© Hilo Poet  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: appreciation, family, farewell, growing

Premium Member Wild Rice
Beneath the Wolf’s breath,
rocks cradle my resting form.
Wild rice sways, whispers—
nature's soft secrets unfurl,
beauty bathed in dawn's light. 

Note: Wild rice growing at mouth of...

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Categories: native american, nature, river,

Two birds, love and hate
Two wings of a bird—
Love and hate, it appears,
Native to whole world….
To know and love, it takes years,
Hate takes moments, scarce dithers.

One wing winds higher,
The...

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Categories: hate, life, love,

Premium Member April

As snow is melting,
Pretty birds begin to sing,
Rain washes winter ...
In dreams flowers are growing,
Lovely hues that sway and dance!

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March 29, 2023


Poetry/Tankacrosotic/APRIL
Copyright Protected, ID 03-1535-934-29
All...

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Categories: april, spring,



Premium Member When I Was Weaker
Years hastily pass
As I ponder as to why
Never had sound mind
Enough to remain more tough
Than those years which were so rough....

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Categories: anxiety, depression, emo, emotions,

I'M Almost Dead
So thirsty am I
growing up towards the sky
my roots they are dry
shrivelled buds are almost dead
Heavy rain I drown instead

Written 25th September 2022

Contest BRIAN STRAND...

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Categories: flower, how i feel,

Premium Member Childhood Nostalgia
*Image of Mother Son Kiss by Pixabay.

Childhood Nostalgia

a day of raining
the unavoidable mud
the look on mom's face
it slightly clashes with dad's
indelible memories

a day of sunshine
in...

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Categories: childhood, growing up, meaningful,

Premium Member Come What May
the sun arises
so as not to surprise us
with freezing to death
mostly taken for granted
on this small circling planet

inertia reigns
within most things lacking brains
course remains the...

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© Ng Rippel  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: future, philosophy, truth, universe,

Premium Member Ocean Side
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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Categories: appreciation, first love, girl,

Premium Member June Moon Affair
young love, June moonlight
shimmers across still water
to be grasped and held
tightly, so tenaciously,
dawn arrives much too early 

SECOND PLACE WINNER
written June 5, 2022
submitted to "Moon...

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Categories: growing up, june, love,

Atl - Tanka 2


           It's called the New South
         ...

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Categories: america, city, community, feelings,

Premium Member Only Time To Burn
Meg often told Josh
to try to be less reckless
but Josh had panache
when dealing with dangerous
too often being feckless

since days of sixth grade
their hands often intertwined
Meg...

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Categories: angst, change, conflict, loss,

Premium Member I Wish For Nothing But Your Happiness
Once you have learned
To be happy without me, 
Then is when I leave,
For my wish for you would have
By then finally come true....

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Categories: friendship, growing up, meaningful,

Premium Member Reminders
I looked at the fern
     Spread like a fan in the woods
         ...

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Categories: beauty, nature,


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