Uplifting Tanka Poems

skies are solid gray
ready to weep day away....
uplifting thoughts rise
yellow pollen floats on rain
one pear tree's white blooms revive     





3rd day...

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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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Exuberant waves

race toward the beach in bliss

with rhapsodic sounds-

burst with joy as they embrace

its warm curves with eager writhes.
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 Psalm 9:1-2

 Will praise thee,  O’ LORD
With my whole heart; I will praise
 With marvelous works.
 I will be glad and rejoicing,
 in...

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Magic silver key,
fits into my silver shoes.
I was now set free,
I now owned many sidewalks.
My new skates were a big thrill.

 

Date Written: 8/4/2022

2 Place

Childhood...

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azure firmament
displays God’s magnificence*
unperturbed by clouds
radiates heavenly bliss
welcoming home precious souls

*Deuteronomy 33:26 There is none like unto the God of Jeshurun, who rideth upon the...

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Pearls don’t lie on the seashore.
If you want one you must dive for it.

Chinese Proverb

shop

throwing
silks and linens
in air
looking underneath
for a pearl...

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Whenever you think
Of me as ray of sunshine,
Filled with glowing glee…
Remember you’re all as bright,
Likes millions rays of sunshine....

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thanksgiving is more
more than a dinner to share
we celebrate life 
an autumn to be thankful
for all the things we cherish

Edward J Ebbs - 10/22/2021

Written for...

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Praying over meal
special child asks for blessings
eyeing on the soup.
Midst sign language, he blurted
“Thanks*, dear God for feeding me.”

*1Thessalonians 5:18 In every thing give...

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Binural filters
blind chasms of endless drifts
cosmic adventures
welcomed Event Horizons
wormhole games of hide and seek...

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Ancient dragonfly
Iridescent flash of light
Colour captivates
Transient guest of summertime
Once skimmed quiet highland lake.

Jurassic echo
Frozen in amber resin
Yet, still captivates
Simmering glow from the past
Beauty undisturbed by...

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love always triumphs
in spite of hate abounding
emotional highs
with unceasing happiness
served up by people we love

written August 12, 2021...

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Least I can be, is
Even just the faintest light
In this so dark world;
To prove one’s presence alone
Can cast away all shadows....

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Let all these words flow,
Let world know you may let go.
Let everyone be,
Let it all just come and go,
Allow setting yourself free....

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