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seal Mar 2021
AWOL
alas, she remained
silent in the eyes of all,
then left without words.

in a rush of confusion,
they waited, yet no return.
#tanka #awol #gone #alone #suicide
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Elizabeth Squires Mar 2021
Chorusing (Tanka)
as twilight set in
crickets began chorusing
a sameness of song
in their nature its innate
to be well synchronized
#tanka #twilight #chorusing #sameness #song #nature #innate #synchronized
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aya Feb 2021
lost
i lost my soul to
a boy, somewhere far along
the way with no love
finally in shs!! been super busy and didn't get the chance to update here :(( happy new year!!
#scorpio #pieces #aries #lost #soul #love #eye #girl #haiku #tanka
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Svetoslav Feb 2021
Hills
Exotic shaped hills
make you feel like a giant,
watching from above.
Birds flying across cottons,
golden plate glowing through them.
by Svetli
#high #hills #metaphor #sky #tanka
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Austin Reed Feb 2021
Omniscient
He got excited,
almost thought to kiss her then,
but he fought the urge,
knowing she wouldn’t feel the same,
and God, it was heartbreaking.
#tanka
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Svetoslav Feb 2021
Birth of a Bird
new lives in a shell
soul developing body
opal colors strike
little birds are unfolding
loving mom hugs them warmly
Syllable Count: 31 ~ lines 5/7/5/7/7 ~ 20 words

by Svetli
#tanka #birds #chick #mother #hug #love
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Austin Reed Jan 2021
Beach house
There she was again,
in the same yellow sundress
feet burrowed in sand,
staring off at the ocean,
joyous in all its splendor.
#tanka
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Jade Wright Jan 2021
Reminiscing
Remember summer?
They let us touch each other,
each moment mattered
skin simmered, we stroked freedom.
When autumn arrived, they laughed.
#tanka #distantmemories #summer
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Austin Reed Jan 2021
Denial
This was so foolish,
I thought I’d be different,
dreamt we’d be anew,
but I can’t escape the gloom,
in your arms of this ballroom.
#tanka
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Jade Wright Jan 2021
I ******* hate snow
Flutter, flurry, fall
Flip my road a winter globe
Paint bare trees pretty.

But I won’t be cartwheeling,
I’d only fall on my ****.
#tanka #truthfultanka #someonehasto #winter
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