Mom Tanka Poems

my new foster mom
stays one step ahead of me
planting seeds of forgiveness;
unlike my step mom
who merely plowed up my heart
...

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i

when the sun is erotic
and the moon lyric
the winds turn tempestuous
in the orbit of love
legs slide by calls of nature

ii

you and I alive
in cold winter...

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When I was a child,
I went picking blueberries,
I was perhaps three.
My mom and two sisters were
all the family I knew.

I recall when mom
taught me to...

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*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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team building playhouse
with my neighborhood playmates
made from coconuts
great creativity showed
while lovingly watched by  dad




Aug  6, 2022    3.46pm

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the moon takes its place, 
the stars accentuate the sky,
darkness' been summoned,
nightfall has opened its door, 
we take strides in the moonlight.




July 6, 2022....

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cradle of the womb
a mother pats, gives a name
countenance changes
a mother’s shine - God’s glory
preparations made - a safe space

she cups newborn’s head
the smallest body...

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mom's homemade stuffing
turkey, gravy, potatoes
it smelled delicious
family meals meant so much
without mom, it's not the same

Written 10/24/2021
For A Thanksgiving Tanka Poetry Contest
Sponsored by L. Milton...

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IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE LEFT TO SAY


i awaken
every time you come near
i’m shaken up
at the squeeze of your hand
ghostly beauty of your face

no words thus...

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Mom and Dad, holding paper hearts, come to life in this photo taken on their 60th Anniversary. On the second line of this poem love-s-miles...

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death deepens with months
the passing sands by swath-sweep
the telephone sleeps
except for sibling-mourners
moaning for vocals from mom

dad shovels himself
out of his quiet mattress
aching with absence
half-alive, not...

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My mom has surgery this afternoon, a hysterectomy, to remove cancer. Please keep her in your thoughts and prayers. Thank you!

He said to her, “Daughter,...

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beddian birthday
1960
i’m brighter now
green eyes; few silver strands
mom has cancer…sucks

10/9/2020...

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AND SO, IT BEGINS 

    And so, it begins
  Crow couple getting busy
  to build nest cozy,
  collecting hay,...

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I took the bus mom,
h o l d i n g  a bright rose for you;
clutched  TIGHT in my hand . . ....

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