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.
This One Bar Where A Friend's Bachelor Party Was Being Held
As soon as we got
to this one bar where a friend's
bachelor party
was being held, I saw this
one chick with curly blonde hair.
I walked up to that
chick, tapped on her shoulder and
was about to tell
her my name but that's before
she saw the guest of honor.
She pushed me aside,
pulled a gun out of her black
leather jacket and
shot that poor guy straight in the
heart which made the others scream.
And after she said
that it was for breaking her
sister's heart at the
altar, she fired one...
to this one bar where a friend's
bachelor party
was being held, I saw this
one chick with curly blonde hair.
I walked up to that
chick, tapped on her shoulder and
was about to tell
her my name but that's before
she saw the guest of honor.
She pushed me aside,
pulled a gun out of her black
leather jacket and
shot that poor guy straight in the
heart which made the others scream.
And after she said
that it was for breaking her
sister's heart at the
altar, she fired one...
#violence
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
#tragedy
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After That Certain Bomb Was Dropped
After that certain
bomb was dropped down on Japan's
own Hiroshima,
the blast produced a deadly
mushroom cloud killing millions.
bomb was dropped down on Japan's
own Hiroshima,
the blast produced a deadly
mushroom cloud killing millions.
#regret
#war
#dialogue
#tanka
#tragedy
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What Was She Thinking?
When she lifted up
her top and flashed that tramp stamp
on her lower back,
some of us began to ask
ourselves "What was she thinking?"
her top and flashed that tramp stamp
on her lower back,
some of us began to ask
ourselves "What was she thinking?"
#friendship
#fiction
#dialogue
#vanity
#tanka
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One Chance Meeting At A Housewarming Party
This one chick Jeanna
looked at Jon with a smile and
said "hi" while the rest
of us enjoyed ourselves at
Buster's housewarming party.
looked at Jon with a smile and
said "hi" while the rest
of us enjoyed ourselves at
Buster's housewarming party.
#friendship
#home
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
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About This Hot Blonde He Met
My best friend told me
about this hot blonde he met
one Halloween night
at a party and how good
she looked in her own costume.
about this hot blonde he met
one Halloween night
at a party and how good
she looked in her own costume.
#friendship
#Halloween
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
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I Just Got A New Bikini
Hey, Girlfriend. I just
got a new bikini for
Calvin's pool party.
It's about time for me to
show up that Charlene Watkins!
got a new bikini for
Calvin's pool party.
It's about time for me to
show up that Charlene Watkins!
#friendship
#fiction
#dialogue
#vanity
#tanka
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As A Possible Result Of Getting Drunk Last Night
After she came home
and plopped down on the bed, we
pulled up her top and
saw that she got a tramp stamp
tattoo on her lower back.
and plopped down on the bed, we
pulled up her top and
saw that she got a tramp stamp
tattoo on her lower back.
#alcohol
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
#sensual
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Wet Ride

#lust
#tanka
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Red Dragonfly
Reddish dragonfly
Symbolic of death, love, peace
Rejuvenate me
A lovely spirit, you hold
And the keys to bravery
Symbolic of death, love, peace
Rejuvenate me
A lovely spirit, you hold
And the keys to bravery
#love
#death
#peace
#tanka
#symbolism
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Shift
Seasonal changes
Though we are not quite ready
Bring what we need most
Open yourself up to new
Let what is old fall away
Though we are not quite ready
Bring what we need most
Open yourself up to new
Let what is old fall away
#environment
#tanka
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To See How Chuck Was Doing
We came over to
see how Chuck was doing and
saw Tori step out
of the bedroom with only
his dress shirt on and say "hi".
see how Chuck was doing and
saw Tori step out
of the bedroom with only
his dress shirt on and say "hi".
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
#sensual
#temptation
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You Know Full Well What I Really Want

#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
#sensual
#temptation
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