Parents Tanka Poems | Examples
These Parents Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Parents. These are the best examples of Tanka Parents poems written by international poets.
A KID WISHED FOR SCHOOLDAY
(A TANKA-DUO MESSAGE)
Fun snow day fell today:-
All of the schools had to close down
For home school snow day:-
Happy kids had so much fun:
Their monitors had meltdowns:-
What a good snow day!
Jesus had to walk the waters!:
Monitors, the snow:-
The kids were home, safe and sound:
Monitors’ eyes watching snow:-
My Yuletide joy is
To feed poor and hungry ones
Come in from the sleet
The parents humbly thank God
Children sing the song Noel
the loss of a child
defies the law of nature;
a living nightmare.
children bury their parents
and not the other way round.
it's unthinkable.
a most painful kiss goodbye;
absolute nightmare
that parents live every day,
and there's no waking from it.
lack of approval
unreasonable demands—
our children matter
seeds of encouragement sprout
clean, prune, cultivate, nurture
5/13/2023
Milky Way dream spots
and other-worlds engaged me
this earthbound urchin
science fiction plots might stir
a pure childhood fantasy
But golden aura
folks can sense that Christmas treat
their pearl orb tot craves
“sight for sore eyes tinsel rapt”
“galaxies galore.” Mum beamed
My peepers wept dams
at magic flight revery
cosmic distance bridged
telescope a nod to star
bright clusters in the heavens
Family ring glow
spark and madcap stellar oomph
cached image-laden
supernova vault’s gem horde
that souvenir I treasure
How many syllables verified
Date posted ; August 27th 2022
NB This work is dedicated to a toy telescope my parents bought me
My sister and I
She was five and I was eight
Walking home from school
About a mile from our house
Bang! She got hit by a car
What I remember
From then, till now...I still cringe
Watching her- helpless
Thought she died, how much I cried
And my parents; they were weak
Months of hope and prayer
Years- rehabilitation
By the grace of God
And lord...I know there is one
Her heart still beats in Georgia
Childhood Nostalgia Poetry Contest
Sponsor: JCB Brul
8/24/2022
Sunday home bonding
festive midst fellowship bliss
dining as one team
over Dad and Mom’s menu
from luncheon to supper time…
Missing such moments
we still huddle together
though sometimes virtual…
siblings bound by parents’ love
thanking God* for childhood gems.
*Psalm 69:30 I will praise the name of God with a song, and will magnify him with thanksgiving.
August 14, 2022
1st place, "Childhood Nostalgia" Tanka Poetry Writing Contest
Sponsored by JCB Brul; judged on 8/31/2022.
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 can be read two ways. Love smiles for the time my parents were together or Love’s miles since Mom passed away.
SNAP SHOT KEEPS VIGIL
each holding their hearts
love-s-miles in 3d vision
leaning on cloud nine
hand of mock clock ticks seconds
i n f i n i t e s i m a l squeeze
2/20/2021
Bite Size Poem no14
Sponsor: Line Gauthier
snowflakes fall silent
parents run ragged in hush
children sleep on edge
bells chime come stroke of midnight
three hours past ~ presents wake up
# Happy Christmas to all #
By
David kavanagh
embers of fire burst
a conflict of the dragon
enforcing strict rules
helping maturing up brave
facing full heat of the sun
10/13/2017
Father’s of sky blue
mother’s of deep hazel brown
a blend of the two
sunlight on dew in meadow
or moss clinging to the stone
© Harry J Horsman 2016
"BUNDLE OF JOY"
blue eyes blink new life
coos and goos speak from sweet mouth
pink cheeks blush with warmth
happiness for parents proud
thanking God for cry so loud.
*For Black-Eyed Susan's Tanks Contest
*Oct. 3, 2012
In the early spring
The birds are all together
And in their great nests
Are the small eggs of their young
They hatch with the greatest ease
The young birds go fly
Into the fullness of life
Leading their own lives
Becoming the new prime birds
One day be parents themselves
Russell Sivey