Husband Tanka Poems

chill days slowly danced
winter's hues changed tree's leaves shed
gift to my husband
and I on Christmas we wed
welcoming new beginnings

12/14/2022


A December Memento Poetry Contest
Sponsored by: Andrea...

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outside the window
male goldfinch eats fennel seeds....
drinks birdbath water

think~ husband likes coffeemate
we're out, jot on grocery list     ...

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outside my window
life stirs the hot summer breeze....
one male goldfinch lands
to eat fern leaf fennel seed
like my love who lands for meals ...

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I brought you "roses"
for Valentines my darling
to place on your tomb ...
We thought we had forever
now, I face this world alone

_____________________
February 07, 2022


Poetry/Tanka/''Roses''
Copyright...

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*Image of Harvest Mouse by KK News.

In Naught Out Wins Love

Prime blooms tryst dawns dew
midst steel spires vaunts vaults blue
save roots points of view
wrought grounds...

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The crying child wipes his nose on his mother’s grimy skirt which she had tried to wash this morning, but the ingrained dirt from the...

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hot burning affair 
                 but he was part of...

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apart together
            husband and wife forever 
       ...

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poofy and pretty 
dresses of the royal court
all her pretty things
untouched; the affable king
an ineffectual spouse

2/16/2021

*Teens when they married,
it took Louis XVI seven years
to have...

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Now I can unwind.
Thaka judge for being kind.
The divorce went smooth.
With gratitude I remove.
any traces left of you.



18/02/2020
FOR Jenish Somadas's tanka contest...

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To a Daughter More Precious than Gems
by Otomo no Sakanoue no Iratsume
loose translation by Michael R. Burch

Heaven's cold dew has fallen—
and thus another season arrives.
Oh,...

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breathe deep here it comes
i know i'm in for a treat
when hubby declares
"there's just one way to do this..."
i just smile and count to three



AP:...

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mother of two boys
nagged at dad clowning by pool
one dive too many ~
forgive my raised jaded brow
'nag' now aids paraplegic



AP: Honorable Mention 2021

Submitted for contest...

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HIS UNFORGIVABLE SIN

“unforgivable”
she said, when he broke his vows,
then he arched his back.
she was repelled by his act.
a lover’s smile kissed his lips.

“unbelievable”
she spoke, as...

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It Was One Of Those Mornings


thought it was a good
morning that always went well
I got up to a 
very cranky hubby that
decided not talk or...

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