Tanka
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the bear awakens
he was dreaming of honey
of sweetest berries
longwinters sleep is over
warm summer days approaching
pale moon heron flies
over the shimmering pond
she preens her feathers
golden sun rises and clouds
chase the small birds from their trees
the hawk flies away
the moon is rising softly
she spreads her light wings
and flies with the hawk above
constant as a mothers love
Creative Spirit,
Honest steps a hundred miles,
Stolen beauty filed,
Thieves by night, morning in exiled.
A Thousand hearts, in love, anew.
In the midst of Spring,Avenues are blossoming,Its a story of Within Warmth gentle capture,A Photo of wonder by air,A season's Splendor takes allure.
A World of Silence,
Music a Quiet Cadence,
A Light, so Bright, Shines,
Our Hearts a symphony entwines,
Melodies in Life's Balance.
Trapped in others' dreams,
life's inevitable loop.
But break the cycle,
failure teaches us to grow.
It is your own life story.
Hello, rainforest
In wet season I write you
While the clouds pour rain
And by the terrain, I sit
I am glad it's very warm
It's rumbling below
One blastoff from volcano
Hot things, land, above
So hot to cook a chicken
Or burn everything in path
On the frozen snow
Of the land at the world's top
In the northern pole.
A person's exposed face froze
When visiting Santa Claus
Blood Tanka
How wise is your blood?
Insight seeks human access.
Blood truth, spilled tea leaves,
Iram, Lost Iram
Lost, alone, and wandered scars
Scrutinizing time
Thunders rise and soon take flight
Tinted skies with essence sighs
Do not say too much.
Do not make seconds hours.
A chirp is plenty.
Every plum is enough.
All you need is expansion.
It's getting darker.
A tornado tears through lands,
But I feel so bad.
The impact is colossal.
I wonder if it's my fault.
Laughter permeates
The freezing yet playful air
As the snow descends
And the moon begins to shine
I am finally at peace
Look outside and see
A willow tree dancing free,
A butterfly flying high
Look outside and see
On the sunny slope
Goro the cat is waiting
And watching, keen-eyed
At the newly soft spring ground
For the fresh mice newly born.
In truth, how can I
Bring this kind of commitment
Crickets outside, late.Full moon and clear sky showingthe bright stars above.
I curiously took upa pen and paper-- my friends.
Ferocious waves come
only to form reshape and
leave the shore abaft.
They sizzle down on the beach, and
leave fond memories behind.
#a_tankapoem
Don't talk of demons,
they taunt me and they mock me,
they are everywhere.
Demons of wealth and envy.
above all, of love and desire.
Graze of your lips raze
feelings - beautiful feelings,
that you bring to me.
a nibble here a caress there,
and you kindle feelings in me.
How can a single word
Rach up healthcare bills, wage war
And tie a noose? A
Handful of letters leading
To a mouthful of pills and
A heart-full of pain.
Present perfect tenseOcean of ancient futuresWind of change mind rearrangeElegant emergencyReturning with gifts
She was a willow
bending, a tearful beauty
rooted and serene
He was the lightning,
much too bright for his own good
strong and destructive
One left, my heart died
As it broke my trust on love
One came, my heart lived
My heart learned to love again
Gently piled my trust once more
The heart can be taught,
Lets change the U.S
Clean up this corruptive fest
Save the future stress
Let that generation rest
While we clean up our own mess
A man making songs,
Too much money, unreal fame,
On cloud nine he stands,
Depression seeps slow but firm,
A dreamless king, making dreams.
At my boiling point
Trying to ignore bullies.
Bullies find pleasure.
But then i find displeasure
But they don't show resentment.
poems undress me
the words show my skin to all--
dripping from my heart
until everyone sees my
veins bleeding through syllables.
Friday evening
Tornadoes forming by home
Losing precious lives
Hearts reach out among the land
Unity is powerful
The one percent
or the ninety-nine percent –
just mathematics?
I gaze at In God we Trust
on this single dollar bill.
The face of the cliff,
grim, unapologetic,
laughs at the faces
of both the master and beast,
portending monstrous outcomes.
Twilight enchanted
Luring me toward itself
Trembles in the midnight sky
As crescent burns bright
Your charms draws me closer to…
Once
I told this boy
I loved him
and meant it.
But then he looked
at me in such a way,
I don't believe
even Love
could ever describe it.
