Work Tanka Poems
These Work Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Work. These are the best examples of Tanka Work poems written by international poets.
Angel of the NorthBuilt with rusted steel
Steel mined by the workers’ hands
Faceless above crowds
An angel not from the blue
But built with man’s blood and hope...
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angel, community, england, humanity,
Angst of Choresfast…work is done…slow
quickly…cleaning…sluggishly
a.m. & p.m.
the angst anchored in stalling
then accomplishing it all...
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angst,
Inquisitionleave my skin on sight
leave my limbs in their sockets
I believe in your god
life is a tendered spirit
Religion? the Devil's work....
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abuse, baptism, corruption, death,
Generous Naturebees stockpile pollen
then they return to their hives
while I eat breakfast:
sweet honey was spread on toast.
meager reward for their work
bees humming loudly ...
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analogy, appreciation, nature,
CondemnedMother 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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abuse, corruption, eulogy, planet,
OopsFirst sprinkles of snow
Snowplows loaded with gravel
Schools are closed notices,
My momma takes off from work
Weather forecaster is wrong!
Written October 11, 2022...
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snow, weather,
Sight For Sore EyesMilky 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...
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Categories:
care, celebration, character, child,
ObedienceObedience
Nonchalant workers
unfazed by nature’s vista
toil away content
accepting their condition
ageless Mount Fuji silent....
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endurance, jobs, nature, perspective,
Childhood Nostalgiano recollection
of ebullient memories
life of complex work
too many siblings to please
time for ice-cream if afford
a time of prayer
afterwards back to play cloths
with sweetbread and friends
a...
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childhood,
WhimsicalSeems I know so well
How to commit with no sense
Of dull commitment;
So I'll do what I so please,
Until my last dollar's spent....
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Categories:
money, philosophy, work,
Get 'Er Done - Tanka 84Dreaming lovely dreams
Hatching big ideas
Just working the plan
Late nights and early mornings
The entrepreneur for sure...
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adventure, business, confidence, courage,
Beautiful One's - Tanka 64From the ground, they start
Deeply rooted in the heart
Nurture with focus
Upward they can and will grow
Work and faith you need to sow...
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courage, dream, encouraging, happiness,
RoutineDay has brightly dawned
Sun in his gold chariot,
comes in royalty
The struggle for livelihood,
is on till the fall of night ...
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Categories:
day, destiny, work,
Tethered WingsFear presses, cold steel
Constricting thought, killing love.
Freedom paralysed.
A swallow with tethered wings
Longing for the Sky...
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cry, depression, lonely, sad,
Autumn Jobfallen leaves gathered
plastic sacks for discarding
my tired, aching back
not again is my refrain
boy next door has autumn job
written September 1, 2021...
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Categories:
autumn, jobs, work,