Tanka Poems

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Tanka poems, short poems in the classical Japanese poetry style with the form of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables per unit or line.

Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
10th Nov 2024 10:14pm

Hello? Who's Out There?

Elizabeth was
taking a shower before
she heard someone step
into the bathroom which made
her say "Hello? Who's out there?"

Russ came home from work
and saw that the front door was
forced open. He went
into the bathroom and found
his roommate slashed with a blade.
 #death   #fiction   #mystery   #tanka   #tragedy 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
7th Oct 2024 11:09pm

Not The Teflon Don Anymore

John Gotti thought that
he's the one Mafia don
who's untouchable...
But that's before he got booked
for Paul Castellano's death.
 #death   #dialogue   #ignorance   #nonfiction   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
25th Sep 2024 11:12am

Just Like Last Summer

As your shadow fades
from my sight, I could only
remember you to
be smiling and playing that
guitar just like last summer.
 #breakup   #dialogue   #fiction   #lover   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
24th Sep 2024 3:14pm

Finally Free From A Family Who No Longer Loves Me

Angela woke up,
saw the sun rising over
the Los Angeles
city scape and made herself
let out a gigantic smile.
 #city   #family   #fiction   #freedom   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
14th Sep 2024 6:57pm

When Felicity Got That One Tee Shirt For Her Birthday

When Felicity
got that one tee shirt for her
birthday, she thought it
was funny. But then, she woke
naked and on top of Shawn.
 #birthday   #fiction   #friendship   #sex   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
13th Sep 2024 11:24am

Kevin's One Admission Of Guilt

Yes, Alec. It's true
that I had sex with Leslie.
But it was only
because you don't care about
her anymore. That's the truth.
 #dialogue   #Fanfiction   #fiction   #sex   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
10th Sep 2024 11:16am

I Glanced At The Incoming Tide

While we were laying
naked on the beach, I glanced
at the incoming
tide and realized that I
truly can't live without you.
 #beach   #dialogue   #fiction   #sex   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
8th Sep 2024 3:03pm

A Bittersweet Decision

Abigail finds out
that moving herself to San
Francisco for a
modeling assignment is
a bittersweet decision.
 #beauty   #city   #fiction   #freedom   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
7th Sep 2024 9:24pm

I Would Forgive My Love For Cheating

Kimberly said to
Sebastian "If I was your
broken heart, I would
forgive my love for cheating
on me with Harrison Fuxxx."
 #addiction   #fiction   #forgiveness   #sex   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
6th Sep 2024 11:30am

To Los Angeles For A Fresh Start

Ashley moved herself
to Los Angeles for a
fresh start and began
posing naked for Larry
Flint's porn magazine Hustler.
 #art   #beauty   #fiction   #sex   #tanka 
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Green_Arrow
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
3rd Sep 2024 11:14am

The One Possible Ghostly Encounter

I came in out of
the rain and saw this chick with
some drape on her. But
when I pulled it off, that chick
disappeared before my eyes.
 #dialogue   #fiction   #ghosts   #sensual   #tanka 
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SonderNinja
SonderNinja
BenjaminEC
Poem Published
25th Aug 2024 9:54pm

Conundrum

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A switch in the dark,
using light to find the Light
and now for a spark...

TV was down way too low,
it is now up far too high.  








 #philosophical   #tanka 
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