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neth jones Jan 18
11000 01
winter warfare
torments our dwellings brickwork
night of casualties
aggressive plague on my dreams
wakes me  to be visited
tanka style
#tanka #short #brevity #seasons #winter #night #wind #dreams #sleep #torment
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Mark Toney Aug 2023
India Is On The Moon
Vikram and Pragyan
mysteries of the south pole—
India's moon phase
Chandrayaan-3 dreams came true
Modi's quite over the moon






Mark Toney © 2023
08/23/2023 - Poetry form: Tanka - youtube.com/@poetry2go - Congratulations to India, as it becomes the fourth country to land on the moon, the first to land on the lunar south pole.
#tanka #india #moon #chandrayaan3 #vikram #pragyan #modi
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Notepad Jul 2023
Tears
In every season
the rain brings nostalgic vibes
to where it felt real
Glimpse of every memory
Within a drop that falls down
This time it felt real
#tanka #lost
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Mark Toney May 2023
Seeds of Encouragement
lack of approval
unreasonable demands—
our children matter
seeds of encouragement sprout
clean, prune, cultivate, nurture




Mark Toney © 2023
5/15/2023 - Poetry form: Tanka
#tanka #children #parents #encouragement #approval
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Mark Toney May 2023
Bereavement
loss of a loved one
treasure precious memories
allow tears to flow
do not isolate yourself
focus on faith and blessings




Mark Toney ©️ 2023
5/6/2023 - Poetry form: Tanka - Mark Toney ©️ 2023
#tanka #lostlove #death #tears #sorrow #faith #hope #blessings
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Notepad Feb 2023
Try
Why do I still try?
To think you'll be there waiting
Why do I still try?
When I'm always second best
Nothing but a back up plan
UGH
#tanka
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Notepad Dec 2022
Hope-less
You say so much things
Barely made a difference
To us, more than you
...
#tanka #broken #hopeless
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Notepad Nov 2022
Firefly
Mesmerizing light
Kept you in a safe new home
Yet light flickers cold
I have kept you far too long
So its time to let you go
Farewell my firefly
#tanka
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Rob-bigfoot Oct 2022
Such joy! - tanka
Such sweet memory
Sinless teenage embraces
Long grass and blue skies
Bubbling cauliflower-clouds
Joyous serendipity

© Robert Porteus
First bash at a tanka. Reworked an earlier haiku
#tanka
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D Thornhill Sep 2022
tanka 38
i have out lived life
everything i had is gone,
only memories
i carry now, rest my home
as i once upon lived life
©️ d_t + b
#tanka
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