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Tankas Poems - Poems about Tankas


Premium Member A Set Of Flowering Tankas
Tidal connection, wild flowers woo a Clownfish; Anemone bond, give in give up a little; Flourish and flow together. Seeds of ambrosia, birds fight over leftovers; Mammals with munchies pass around shareable plates; It’s never polite to gorge. Dancing Bryony playing both sides of the coin, grant don’t play my wish; Trusted you with a secret, don’t drown my faith in poison. Peak of abundance, blushed pizazz peppers the air; Cherry...

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Categories: tankas, emotions, feelings, flower, nature,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member ''Being Bipolar Is Like a Rose'': a Sequence of Tankas
I. Being bipolar is like a Rose whose bloom is missing some petals: but her color is deeper than all the other roses. II. She may never be part of a "perfect" bouquet: but her rich pigment is a rare, precious paint for Da Vinci's "Mona Lisa." III. Alas! She might not be like the long-stemmed lily from the dells of life: but her scent is the...

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Categories: tankas, depression, hope, metaphor, rose,
Form: Tanka



Premium Member ''A Ripple In Time'': a Sequence of Cosmic Tankas
A ripple in time, we are here for a moment like fleeting vapors in this vast, great universe-- members of a divine God. Into the night sky I gaze, awed by space and time and the wide expanse of the Milky Way, a dot among endless galaxies. They spin and swirl in a dance in the gaping voids of space and blackness, their light coming to us from a...

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Categories: tankas, light, moon, nature, space,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member 3 Tankas On Honey
Like a Hungry Bear I approach the Honey Jar Slurping the Sweetness Pearls of sticky glue dripping Fast I Lick my lustful lips Now the jar's empty I Scoop the Delicious Dew My restless fingers Rushing to work honestly Leaving not a drop to wipe My taste buds do speak Savor the lingering last Reaching the zenith Grateful to flowers and bees My blissful heart blesses them...

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Categories: tankas, fantasy, food, happiness, truth,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member My Love Song In Tankas
just in few moments as the dusk obscures the sky lids cover my eyes my mind begins to reckon the things I’ve done the whole day a flurry it was missing the sun in your eyes my heart in regrets didn’t sing you song last night or gave you right back sweet hugs now I sing my song but ice cream melts on its...

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Categories: tankas, dedication, forgiveness, heart, hope,
Form: Tanka



Swinging On a Star Tankas-3
“Swinging on A Star”-1 Oh “Bethlehem Star” Bright multi-faceted points Still shimmer from far Above my old aching joints Reminding me of His love. deborah burch© 07/22/2012 “Swinging On A Star”-2 Diamonds on blue Yours glimmering by the moon Is “Venus”…still true... Holding your heart, as I croon Sweet love songs in moonbeam hues. deborah burch© 07/22/2012 “Swinging On A Star”-3 Catching golden love, These moonbeams in a jar, You watch from above As...

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Categories: tankas, allegory, love, nature, ,
Form: Tanka
Teasing Tankas
Before my eyes blink In rays of a waking day I can see you smile As my arms gently embrace Another night spent with you. My lips can still taste The passion found in your heart Relighting embers Of my own sensual hunger As I move into your kiss I know your essence The scent of your love lingers From my dreams each night My hand reaches the...

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Categories: tankas, love, sensual,
Form: Tanka
Premium Member Night Tankas
deep in the pool the harvest moon bleak and surreal too soon the image dissolves in space MOON TANKA a single owl screech breaks the silent November night- the Hunters moon waxes blue...

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Categories: tankas, introspection, seasons,
Form: Tanka

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