War Tanka Poems
These War Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about War. These are the best examples of Tanka War poems written by international poets.
TEXAS FLOODING WARSTEXAS FLOODING WARS
(Apropos Of A Lesson Of Nature)
The flood waters came,
leaving lost lives washed away;
eyes flooded with tears:
Nature herself, warring with
collateral disaster:-
So many children
won’t be...
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allegory,
The Art of Letting Go
A leaf lets go mild,
moving down through brilliant shine~
no war, no regret.
Even parting has its joy,
when the weather knows its time.
...
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goodbye,
Let's Just Get Along, Agree to Differ in Consensus
the world is bleeding
fighting never-ending wars
that began and raged
with beliefs and politics ~
peace never, in consensus
Let's just agree - 'to beg to differ'...
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war,
A CAPITALISTIC PERSPECTIVE ON WAR: A TANKA QUINTET FLOWBombs begetting bombs,
War mongers are safe and sound;
Others being bombed:
The bombing of others reaps
Bloody power over them
No matter who dies,
Nuclear war bombing pays off;
Bombs...
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allegory,
THE ULTIMATE NATURE OF WARTHE ULTIMATE NATURE OF WAR
Sown love reaps world peace,
While sown hate will reap world war:
Power its sower:-
Sharers of love will sow peace:
Profiteers of war, sow...
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allegory, analogy, extended metaphor,
IN AND OF CREATION'S RESPONSIBILITY
IN AND OF CREATION’S RESPONSIBILITY
(A Tanka 3 For The 6 and 7 days Given You & Me)
God simply whispered,
“...Be light…”! And here we all are:
All...
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allegory, life, peace, perspective,
To Being Waters Of GodTo Being Waters Of God
Wars evaporate
the lives God gives us to live;
but peace hydrates them:-
It’s time for us to hydrate
and dissolve life’s worldwide...
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allegory, analogy, introspection, life,
The drone of birds in war offensive-----------------------------------------
The drone of birds in war offensive
hear the drone of war
pity the birds, amassing
way out there someplace,
they'll be back in droves to drone
the piteous drum...
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bird, war,
THE ABSURDITY OF WARRING FOR PEACEEvilly absurd,
Bombing lives doesn’t win peace;
Just wishful power:-
War and peace are antonyms.
You can’t make them synonyms:-
War can not bring peace,
Just collateral damage,
And high death rates:-
Peace...
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allegory, death, life, love,
GOD'S FLOWERSGOD'S FLOWERS
We're not buds of war,
we're the flowers of God,
scented with his love.
The world is God's garden.
We must fruit it with world peace:-
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allegory,
ERUPTING WORLD WARSPandemic warring,
Human nature’s volcanic
Lava flow of hate;
Scorching love with agony:
Her world’s peace flowing away:-
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allegory,
Written in Response to Pensive Solitude on The Eve of This Night RevisitedAn outcast this night,
I mournfully sigh with gloom:
but, I make war, fight!
to defeat my rising doom,
and defend my haunted tomb.
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Categories:
depression, loneliness, lonely, longing,
IN AND OF CREATION'S RESPONSIBILITYGod simply whispered,
“...Be light…”! And here we all are:
All engaged in war:
A world created in love;
Peacefully from up above:-
Why can’t we not see,
A world given...
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allegory, god, gospel, life,
IN AND OF CREATION'S RESPONSIBILITYGod simply whispered,
“...be light…”! and here we all are:
all engaged in war:
A world created in love;
Peacefully from up above:-
Why can’t we not see,
A world given...
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Categories:
allegory, creation, life, love,
Categories:
war,