Sad Tanka Poems

Tho’ albeit late,
Night already turned to morn’,
Tears, as the sun rise;
One thing I wish to return,
To say “I love you, as well”....

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Tears fall, silent rain,
Heart aches to heal unseen wounds.
Hands reach, touch the void,
In the dance of shadowed dreams,
Love whispers, yet remains bound....

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a walk through the woods
thousand blended notes I heard
some sweet and pleasant
while others grievous and sad
“Just what has man made of man?”
...

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barely adult male
lacking abilities needs
aimless future trials~
driven working family 
young man dies by drunk driver...

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             the spark i once had 
      ...

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snow covered gravestone
monument to lost childhood
cold harsh memories
abandoned hope, love and dreams
never a Christmas blanket
...

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Silent pond water,
A frog springs off a lily,
The ripples recede. 

The passing of time,
A drifting piece of plastic,
They gather many.
The dirty ditch of water,
Ignored by...

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midway to winter
morning fog shrouds leafless trees
all color is gone
but the robin still chatters
with the last sad chickadee
...

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(a reply to my poem entitled, "A Moonstone")

You glow with the sun,
You float in the sea of stars,
In darkness, still beautiful.
I will adore you myself,
Even...

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Words caved in darkness,
Heart, torn apart every time,
I cry without tears.
You adore that sweet flower,
Too bad, I'm just a Moonstone....

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Was I just learning
How to love somebody else
Through all of these years?
What then of my old yearning?
Why do these thoughts bring me tears?...

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Having horns of coal 
His hair is of twisting smoke 
His flesh a dim gold 
His black blood tastes of sea salt 
Holding a tyrant's...

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Nude in front of you
Slapped by bats but kissed by light
Enigmatic scars
No one understands but YOU...
I dream of dreams of moon life...

I pose - you...

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Moon of Sadness
Nude in front of you
Slapped by bats but kissed by light
Enigmatic scars
No one understands but YOU...
I dream of dreams of moon life...

I pose...

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Feeling like I live
Inside bubble of sorrow.
Drowning in my mind.
All these bad dreams consume me.
Nothing at all what it seems....

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