Happy Tanka Poems

A Butterfly Dream

Once I dreamt I was 
a butterfly fluttering
aloft in the air
or was the butterfly me
metamorphosed in a dream.
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New resolutions,
This year, will be different.
They will not fall down.
Weaker ones? No, the why is
That you believe in yourself.

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Vanilla chai tea
Its wamth caresses my tongue
Mixed with almond milk 
Sweetness with a nutty taste
Warms my heart, and soothes my mind...

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like Labrador retriever 
squirrel wags his bushy tail
forth and back and forth
happy go lucky* amidst
Autumnal storm of acorns


*cheerfully unconcerned about the future...

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Hey, Happy Clappies,
For all us chicks and chappies,
Thank God for each day,
Pray munitions right away!
Smiles are free for peace, okay!...

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boredom suffering
with drugs, wine, masked-up walking
the dog and the cat
they were happy without masks
content with flesh-friends at home...

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She had been away,
Had walked through midnight's pathway,
She stands not alone,
No longer on a lone flight,
A home they have found with her.


December 15, 2022....

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rodents seek my gifts
searching yonder free meals
happy to oblige
all manner of life appears
what a fool relieves...

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could not sleep at night 
thrilled to wake and play around 
in and out of rooms
as though gems hidden and found
nights merriment resurrected
smiles laughs howls...

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Don't need anyone
Knowing me, to be happy.
Only need others
Assuring my existence
May mean something more, someday....

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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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A father buried
in the sand; vacation rites.
Waiting for the tide
patiently, always, I think
as I carry his coffin.




Childhood Nostalgia Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: JCB Brul  
Date...

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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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I'm berry happy
Vibrant reds and regal blues
A nice bowl I choose
Strawberries and blueberries
I'm loving spring and summer...

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