History Tanka Poems

Life, a constant Quest,
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Wisdom and power 
The fame of the legacy 
Golden frames photos 
Ancient dreams have all been 
claimed 
The theme, the legacy lives....

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Revolution is.'
Earths waiting: awareness.'
Turn. To Jesus, call '...

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Planet Earth blue notes
Death from sea to plastic sea
Recycle our lives 
Poison penitents we drink
Mother Nature owns last call...

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Moor from Baltimore
Planning urban areas
              Curiosity
Studying the stars at night
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My Father
Tanka



Preaching the Gospel 
In his hand is a Bible
Wearing white long robe
Gave me my first communion
The Father - is my father....

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Don't Be A Nazi

Flee the yoke of woke
and unlearn the hate inside
and be a human
reaching out with love to share;
Tell the universe, “I care!”
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to be immortal
strange wish for the human race
history repeats
lessons misplaced by culture
still---war supersedes logic

© Harry J Horsman 2022...

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TANKA THOUGHTS
Taken back, in timeWas I just to write these lines13th century in factWhere as the Japanese taughtThe lessons of Tanka thoughts
Indiana Shaw . ....

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From 'old' Black Wall Street
The Greenwood District and more
To the 'new' Pine Bluff
So much promise for true growth
Businesses and services...

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The house on a hill
Augusta to Atlanta
Aim is to build men
Year 1867
Forever Dear Old Morehouse...

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A hobo healer
Just wandering and healing
Rocking with plant life
Making healing number one
The man, the myth Doctor Moore...

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It's called the New South
Away from antebellum
Peaches and Peachtree
Terminus to Atlanta
Southern hospitality...

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History written in pencil is easily erased,
but crayon is forever.    Emilie Autumn

THE MODEL

staged and statuesque 
the model upon his desk
he takes liberty
for...

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a strange sort of flow
comes with thoughts of long ago
spews a welcome glow
nostalgia may just soothe
when mixed with lies and half-truths

Hitler and his ilk
less troublesome...

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