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.
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
16th Jan 2023 2:16am
16th Jan 2023 2:16am
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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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
2nd Dec 2022 8:20pm
2nd Dec 2022 8:20pm
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
80 reads
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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
22nd Nov 2022 10:10pm
22nd Nov 2022 10:10pm
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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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
15th Nov 2022 10:40pm
15th Nov 2022 10:40pm
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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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
1st Nov 2022 11:48am
1st Nov 2022 11:48am
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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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
22nd Oct 2022 2:01pm
22nd Oct 2022 2:01pm
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
66 reads
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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
15th Oct 2022 1:24pm
15th Oct 2022 1:24pm
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
104 reads
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Poetic_Quill
Mister Write
Mister Write
Poem Published
14th Oct 2022 6:53am
14th Oct 2022 6:53am
Wet Ride
#lust
#tanka
148 reads
2 Comments
a_piscean_dream
Tierra
Tierra
Poem Published
9th Oct 2022 4:04am
9th Oct 2022 4:04am
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
144 reads
2 Comments
a_piscean_dream
Tierra
Tierra
Poem Published
25th Sep 2022 3:48am
25th Sep 2022 3:48am
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
165 reads
3 Comments
Green_Arrow
Poem Published
24th Sep 2022 4:07pm
24th Sep 2022 4:07pm
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
110 reads
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Green_Arrow
Poem Published
9th Sep 2022 8:59pm
9th Sep 2022 8:59pm
You Know Full Well What I Really Want
#fiction
#dialogue
#tanka
#sensual
#temptation
197 reads
2 Comments
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