Mother Tanka Poems

cold snow clothes the ground
mother nature rules
no human comes here
peace and tranquility reign
I am alone in this land
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My first word, “Mama”
According to my mother.
Next I said, “Papa”
Which almost rhymed, said father.
So my first poem was born
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Happy old photo,
Am I, that sweet baby girl?
Pretty my pink dress-
Precious girl in her mom's arms;  
Yes, true love in a mom's gaze !...

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For worse or better
Just like mother, like daughter.
Same sin committed,
Though one has better chances
Of reclaiming her true love....

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the gift of flower
baskets Mother remembers 
giving to neighbors
and nature's present to me
swallows have returned this day...

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The ocean is a wild beast that I approach cautiously.
I submit to its undertow. It makes me laugh expansively.
I dive in, never turn my back,...

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took them to the breast
fed them with love…tenderness
joy in triplicate
they won’t remember kindness
so private and personal

with kids of their own
milk flows to their very bones
bare...

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In the freezing night
In the cold world of mankind
In Mary’s warm arms
Laid burning love wrapped in flesh
An incinerating light  
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How lovely it is,
Birthing child on Mother's Day.
An example of
Someone who has made her way
To fulfilling motherhood....

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Frolick through flowers
For hours; here lies nature’s door.
Heavens manifest
Upon lovely Mother Earth.
Joy found in falling petals....

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Bits of what we had
Became unstrung, life then spun
Out of my control.
Then saw goodness of your soul...
Sadly cannot find them all....

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When I'm deepest green
beneath clear blue skies and seas
cascades of flowers!
Then bliss hours of my beauty
and my radiant good health.

In blue hours of green
birds sing...

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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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Mother Nature’s tears
No way to treat a Lady 
Eviction Notice 
Home sweet home melodrama 
For Rent: Planet Earth-needs work 

(Addendum: Humans need not apply.)...

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