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Elaina Mar 3
Understanding but
Not really feeling, the need
Others have when they
Absolutely cannot be
Without someone else around.
I heard a crackle;
A heart that was enkindled,
Entranced by laughter,
Feet on uncharted waters,
Life as I know it, altered.
Marc Morais Feb 28
Dusk spills through thin mist.
Purple haze on tired hills.
World turns into silence—
a lone owl cuts through twilight—
its wings tracing fading light.
Kat M Feb 18
Gone your embrace–
Temporary; come again.
Grace me. Embrace me.
Linger in your thoughts and fade
Into each other. We are.
Feedback Welcome!
Elaina Feb 14
The treasure of you
in the depth of my being
nestled and entwined
resting at home in my soul
your loving presence within
My first Tanka style poem
Japanese 5•7•5•7•7
Valentine to my husband
February 14, 2025
Lizzie Bevis Feb 13
Windswept on this walk
my hair waves towards the sky,
and blonde ribbons flow,
finding freedom in soft gusts
as the breeze teases through strands.

©️Lizzie Bevis
LL Feb 10
you hear my nightmares
because no one would take them
and you would tell me
you had one too last night as
if it's not mere chance — but fate
02/04/2025
LL Jan 28
I can explain the
concept of infinity
better than I can
comprehend the breadth and depth
of the space you have for me
01/28/2025
Jeremy Betts Jan 17
Seas churn wildly
Dancing with the icy wind
No land mass in sight
Alone in it's savagery
My heart and soul mirrors it

©2025
~ Tanka ~
A Japanese poem that is 31 syllables long and is written in five lines and follow a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable pattern.
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The word Tanka translates to "short poem" or "short song".
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LL Jan 15
infidelity
can be to one's own self for
choosing another
person's happiness over
being faithful to your own
01/15/2025
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