Tanka Poems
#tanka
Tanka poems, short poems in the classical Japanese poetry style with the form of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables per unit or line.
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
22nd Jan 2020 8:20pm
22nd Jan 2020 8:20pm
Tanka #41. Science
Science is sexy...
oft the concrete proof
for which we hunger
ultimately...
it's all about balance
oft the concrete proof
for which we hunger
ultimately...
it's all about balance
#science
#tanka
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
20th Jan 2020 1:56pm
20th Jan 2020 1:56pm
Lullaby (tanka version)
rain has since moved on
while he's gone and I listen
to metal tines’ pluck
a Zimbabwe lullaby
playing on the mbira
🦒
yet how still the air—
there's scent of unlit candles
gifts by and from him
throughout the hunting lodge
reminders to him of me
🦒
on the veranda
wearing little more than heat
endless savanna
for my eyes seek and yearn
he...
while he's gone and I listen
to metal tines’ pluck
a Zimbabwe lullaby
playing on the mbira
🦒
yet how still the air—
there's scent of unlit candles
gifts by and from him
throughout the hunting lodge
reminders to him of me
🦒
on the veranda
wearing little more than heat
endless savanna
for my eyes seek and yearn
he...
#love
#countryside
#travel
#tanka
#nostalgia
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16 Comments
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
20th Dec 2019 3:52am
20th Dec 2019 3:52am
Tanka #24 perseverance
If it were good enough for
Robert the Bruce…
Who am I to disagree?
Perseverance worked for him…
I expect that it will work for me…
Robert the Bruce…
Who am I to disagree?
Perseverance worked for him…
I expect that it will work for me…
#tanka
#historical
#determination
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4 Comments
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
25th Nov 2019 3:08am
25th Nov 2019 3:08am
Tanka #38 Baby it's Cold Outside
Baby it's Cold outside, he crooned…
hoping to get into her pants...
It may be cold outside,
she replied...but it's
entirely too warm in here… old dear
hoping to get into her pants...
It may be cold outside,
she replied...but it's
entirely too warm in here… old dear
#lust
#rain
#tanka
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Jade-Pandora
jade tiger
jade tiger
Poem Published
22nd Sep 2019 8:39am
22nd Sep 2019 8:39am
Would Issa
( a rensaku = linked tanka )
🍂
a cooler morning—
I await the chime of leaves
that rustle and fall
but birds have all left to find
nests made of grateful leaves
🍂
the season is ill—
the sun is facing away
do I only see,
setting out a water bowl
for a stray cat with no voice
🍂
🍂
a cooler morning—
I await the chime of leaves
that rustle and fall
but birds have all left to find
nests made of grateful leaves
🍂
the season is ill—
the sun is facing away
do I only see,
setting out a water bowl
for a stray cat with no voice
🍂
#birds
#fall
#nature #tanka
#nature #tanka
204 reads
15 Comments
Kinkpoet
Poem Published
22nd Jul 2019 10:03pm
22nd Jul 2019 10:03pm
My Erotic Tanka Triad
my fingernails scratch
delicate erect nipples
invigorating jolts
veer to genitalia
breathtaking euphoria
my fingers intrude
coaxing moisture and lusty groans
sexy symphony
vaginal paroxysms
ecstatic consummation
my engorged penis
perforates anal sphincter
constrictive friction
painful metamorphosis
into hot perverse pleasure
delicate erect nipples
invigorating jolts
veer to genitalia
breathtaking euphoria
my fingers intrude
coaxing moisture and lusty groans
sexy symphony
vaginal paroxysms
ecstatic consummation
my engorged penis
perforates anal sphincter
constrictive friction
painful metamorphosis
into hot perverse pleasure
#sex
#erotic
#tanka
#sensual
#passion
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Hepcat61
geoff cat
geoff cat
Poem Published
11th Jun 2019 2:58am
11th Jun 2019 2:58am
rensaku - moonlight tiger
1
silver jungle moon
soft pads caress the night earth
golden eyes seeing
swift the lightning yellow flash
swifter still the kanji’s stroke
2
yellow candles burn
the sensei’s shodo in black lines
tiger’s smiling mask
a simple breath taken in
release universe expels
3
jade pandora’s box
brushes ink a table set
words form from fire smoke
at every turn careful steps
at every step careful words
4
silver jungle moon
soft thoughts caress darkened air ...
silver jungle moon
soft pads caress the night earth
golden eyes seeing
swift the lightning yellow flash
swifter still the kanji’s stroke
2
yellow candles burn
the sensei’s shodo in black lines
tiger’s smiling mask
a simple breath taken in
release universe expels
3
jade pandora’s box
brushes ink a table set
words form from fire smoke
at every turn careful steps
at every step careful words
4
silver jungle moon
soft thoughts caress darkened air ...
#love
#LifeAsAWriter
#tanka
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
13th May 2019 8:01am
13th May 2019 8:01am
Tanka #32 ...muse/addiction...
That's the thing about poetry...
it sneaks up when you're not looking
speaks up when you want quiet
calls you away when you're busy
and generally makes a nuisance of itself...
it sneaks up when you're not looking
speaks up when you want quiet
calls you away when you're busy
and generally makes a nuisance of itself...
#LifeAsAWriter
#WritingPoetry
#tanka
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6 Comments
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
9th May 2019 7:58pm
9th May 2019 7:58pm
Tanka #31 ...Sweat Equity...
Whatever that may be
it bein' relative and all...
the point is you drive your own life;
don't let it just happen to you...
Go Live It...
it bein' relative and all...
the point is you drive your own life;
don't let it just happen to you...
Go Live It...
#LifeGoals
#tanka
#responsibility
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7 Comments
Summerrain75
Poem Published
4th May 2019 1:11pm
4th May 2019 1:11pm
When You Give Wings To Your Heart (Tanka)
Your heart like a bird
Longs for freedom unbounded
To love recklessly
An untamed wildbird seeking
The unknown territories
You can't stop your heart
From soaring to greater heights
From learning to fly
If you give it much freedom
If you do not hold its rein
It will burn in time
From trying to reach the sun
Just like Icarus
When you give wings to your heart
Be prepared for a hard fall
Longs for freedom unbounded
To love recklessly
An untamed wildbird seeking
The unknown territories
You can't stop your heart
From soaring to greater heights
From learning to fly
If you give it much freedom
If you do not hold its rein
It will burn in time
From trying to reach the sun
Just like Icarus
When you give wings to your heart
Be prepared for a hard fall
#love
#FallingInLove
#tanka
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10 Comments
fieryangelsouljia
Poem Published
28th Apr 2019 3:14pm
28th Apr 2019 3:14pm
A Wolf's Prayer
Inari- help me
I, a lone wolf lost in snow
there's blood on my coat
the wind howls mercilessly
I ask, will you guide me home?
Inari- Help me
my paws are cracked, dry and torn
red prints on white land
fading with the setting sun
I'm praying you will hear me
I, a lone wolf lost in snow
there's blood on my coat
the wind howls mercilessly
I ask, will you guide me home?
Inari- Help me
my paws are cracked, dry and torn
red prints on white land
fading with the setting sun
I'm praying you will hear me
#animals
#winter
#snow
#spiritual
#tanka
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E.A.Rothwell
E.A.Rothwell
Poem Published
26th Apr 2019 3:48am
26th Apr 2019 3:48am
Tanka #26 ...freckles...
I should know about dots
...I have many...
speckled from head to toe
they're quite effective as camouflage
as they take on a life of their own...
...I have many...
speckled from head to toe
they're quite effective as camouflage
as they take on a life of their own...
#evolution
#tanka
#mystery
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