Tanka - Hello Poetry

May 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Flowers

Sprinkled in your hair,
Every screen saver you had,
Planted in your yard,
'Till he gave them a bad name;
Then all of your flowers died.

#flowers #died #tanka #wilted #57577

May 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Shiver

I shiver, and find
I have been believing lies
They clung to my back
And I never wanted to
But now I see and shudder.

#lies #tanka #shiver #57577 #shudder

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Hold Inside

There's words I don't say
I hold deep inside of me
But when I'm tired
They come out, unexpected
Clumsily, I turn bright red.

#hold #tired #sleepy #tanka #contain #tiiired #57577 #reallytired

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Little/Much

If you don't know why
what you write isn't that good
It is too little
And you didn't think enough
Or it's too much, and you *thought.

#good #bad #poems #much #write #little #tanka #57577

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Six

Tempted to get up
Even though it's only six
I'm ready to go
And I think that it is time
Yes, I think that it is time.

#morning #itstime #tanka #six #hungry #57577 #sixam

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

To Mend

I just don't know if
I never want to see you
Ever again, or
If I want to mend the wound
By opening it again.

#sad #alone #leave #relationship #if #wonder #whatif #mend #tanka #leavemealone #57577

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Important

There's too much in me
To let it all out on you
And besides, you say,
You're not that important now
It shouldn't matter to you.

#leave #relationship #stay #talk #important #tanka #sigh #goaway #57577

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Child

Go to sleep, my child
Pay no mind to the dark night
Close your eyes, my child
I am holding you so tight;
I'll hold on with all my might.

#eyes #sleep #tired #child #tanka #rest #57577 #gotosleep

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Taunt

Dreams taunt me at night,
Attacking my mind in hordes,
And I wake tattered.
What does it mean when I run?
And when with good I wrestle?

#scared #good #dreams #evil #night #tanka #baddreams #57577 #everynight #chased

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Rule

Sometimes not having
The responsibilities
Of being grown-up
Is better than those times when
You can rule the entire world.

#child #tanka #57577 #thatwaswheniruledtheworld #dontyouworrychild #grown-up

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Behind

Running out of time
I just can't get it all done
Taking far too long
I'll be behind soon enough
But it will be a danger.

#running #run #tanka #behind #57577

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

Bare

I don't know, not sure,
If I'm hesitant to give,
To bare my soul honestly,
Or if I should not,
And if I should not trust you.

#trust #afraid #honesty #tanka #hesitant #57577

Apr 2014

Mrs Ashley Somebody

When?

How much time is it
And when will it come to pass
When’ll I have enough
Of courage, to stand and speak,
And of love, to stay and care.

#love #time #courage #when #tanka #57577