Love Tanka Poems
These Love Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Love. These are the best examples of Tanka Love poems written by international poets.
Thy art of hitting heart sans dart
Bewitching Beauty,
Whence hast come this unique skill--
Shooting darts at will--
Thy skill O to hit man’s heart
By merit, nary a dart!
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Translation (Tanka)
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beauty, heart,
IN AND OF BOTCHED SOWN UNAWARENESS
IN AND OF BOTCHED SOWN UNAWARENESS
Just unlock your mind,
And let its waves freely flow:
Frothing awareness:-
I thought you needed my help;
Me, loving unaware:
How unfortunate,
My mental awareness
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allegory,
Love on a Starry Night
starry sky above....
the ‘night queen’ perfumes the air
as your arms wrap me~
your warm breath falls on my neck.
wingless I fly like a bird
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bird, flower, stars,
Still better than lust
in consumed passion
my heart longs for your true love
that flies wingless flight
yet your smiles cut through my dreams
sprouting love in fertile loam
as I so desired
so
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desire, dream, heart, i
What She Left Remains
A red wine stain stays
seared into the wooden grain —
the table keeps watch
how their laughter filled the room
last time they were together
Jellybeans loiter
on the shelf
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lost love, love, memorial,
IN GOD'S OCCUPATION
IN GOD’S OCCUPATION
In all God’s seasons,
Labors of love are
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teacher,
Embers Gleam in your Eyes
campfire flames flare bright
licking high into the night
fingers seek mirrors
to show the utmost delight
the fire wants to share tonight
your eyes catch that glow—
reflecting in afterglow
like
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fire, love,
So sure of her love
So sure of her love,
She shook in just one flutter
All me in my groove.
Not a word could I utter,
Nor much-wonted pluck muster.
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Tanka
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love,
WHEN WATERED IN TRUE LOVE
WATER AND TRUE LOVE
Water has its ways,
It’s always disappearing
Always returning:
Evaporating to leave,
And condensing to return:-
You need not worry,
That love, you feel has dissolved,
If true, will
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allegory, analogy, heartbroken, hope,
DAWNING ANOTHER DAY
DAWNING ANOTHER DAY
Like sunshine of day,
Again, I have my dawning;
Glory to God:-
May divine wisdom and guidance
Lead me in labors of
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good morning,
OF FOOD AND WARRING: A TANKA QUINTET
OF FOOD AND WARRING
(A TANKA QUIENTET)
Juxtaposed bombs fall…
Food’s down, starvation rising…
Death…collateral…
Thus, war’s new reaping of death:
Food uprooted and destroyed:-
Food’s an enemy,
Seeking to eat, deadly:
Starvation killing:-
Thus,
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corruption, death, extended metaphor,
Pass Away - Haiku - Tanka
The dead that now know
God's move in ~predestined~ wind
Sift through the free grass.
You must be longer
in there than I am this staid.
Above you, to leave
Where
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tanka, dark, death, god, grave,
Tanka-Haiku Surprise
On a sunny day,
we went to get a dogie.
Driving the back roads,
Excitement was in the air.
Would our new pet be waiting?
We looked all over,
surprise ~
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tanka, car, day, family, fun,
Smash the Mirrors
Me looks in mirrors
My I self has intention
without strings to things
It asks, seeks love, looks outward
enjoying life mirror-free
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Categories:
confidence, wisdom,
Nothing Seems to Last
nothing seems to last
flowers weep faded petals
a faint scent lingers
once blooming in bright color
my poems have lost their appeal
emotions wither
wilted words whirl in the wind
bereft
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Categories:
loneliness, metaphor, muse, poetry,