Moon Tanka Poems

Rainbow of ribbons,
may we form a connection. 
Move beneath the Moon,
the image traced in wildfire.
A sign of our sacred bond....

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I surf through the silks
of his opium essence
swathed in moon-swept sparks
for this love stirs in silence
a verse sealed with fervent flares...

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       If I could, I would
       fetch you the Moon on a spoon
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Scarlet sun peeks through
a slit in darkling storm clouds.
Butterflies go home.
Sky meets sea at plum border
as pink moon trails, in order.

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The rising sun upon the horizon
cast flamingo onto cobalt clouds.
in the western sky hung 
a full silvery moon and mars
shouting to me out loud...

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It's the New Year's boom
with colored fireworks lauding,
the toast of the town.
The proud, old guard has vanished,
with its dreams, yet unvanquished.

Hues light the plum night;
'midst...

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the rain is falling
as I walk the beach
with my umbrella protection
the waves are crashing
and the bright moon is blinding...

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Moon is beautiful 
a clear pure sky clear sweet view 
love to gaze at it
full or mid or fingernail
moony color calm color...

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sunlight whispers
hope for the dark sky
hot as hell
for my black umbrella
but still lightens my path...

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This world?
Moonlit dew
flicked from a crane’s bill.
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation by Michael R. Burch

Seventy-one?
How long
can a dewdrop last?
—Eihei Dogen Kigen translation of his jisei (death...

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blazing fusion
liquid water
tidal forces
three heavenly bodies
give rise to one...

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without-
the waning sun
warms my face
shalom cloaks
the wells within


with a tremor of light-
daybreak tinges
the nigrescent sky grey-
the horizon appears
distinct in my mind's eye

on the wind
a bell...

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Lonely girl sleeping
under a spring moon she dreams
dancing, stardust gown
lonely boy shyly asks her
kiss at prom of Milky Way...

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the borderline moon
half glass of optimism
emptied out dark side
a man and woman in smile
its crescent lullaby psalm
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