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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.

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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Categories: appreciation, family, farewell, growing

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,

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,

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,

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,

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,

What We Hoped For

rod never employed
children acting like children
softly spoken words
clear, gentle, admonishments
calm, compassionate adults...

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Categories: childhood, growing up,

Wings

time to set you free
watch you fly out on your own
life’s waiting for you
find your courage from within
get out there and live your dreams



AP: Honorable...

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Categories: age, change, children, confidence,

Why Won'T She Talk

Why won't my baby

crawl?... Why isn't she standing?

  Why?... Why won't she talk?...

  Why isn't she walking yet?
  
   ...

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Categories: age, baby, growing up,

On Being a Car-Less Driver and Other Frustrations

Can't reach those cookies
at five... can't date till I'm twelve...
  can't drive a car till
  sixteen...can't buy a drink then...   
Off...

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Categories: age, childhood, growing up,

No Fireworks Tonight

first version:

raw sparks of anger
loss of self-control
my fuse is lit
one thing circumvents my rage 
our son's eyes, all over me

version two:

raw sparks of anger
loss of...

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Categories: anger, firework, growing up,

Teen Spirit, a Tanka

smells like teen spirit
the impulse and ammonia
lynx and mary jane
heated hormone heavy air
fogs the windows of the bus

by gail...

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Categories: england, growing up, humor,

Window

upstairs window
the fields looking as
covered with snow in the night
thinking of all and nothing
but the moonlit fields

my zen books,
peter pauper press editions,
yellow with age now
showing...

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Categories: age, growing up, moon,