Tanka Poems. Examples of Tankas and a list of new poems in the correct poetic form and technique. Share and read short, long, best, and famous Tanka poetry while accessing rules, format, types, and a comprehensive literary definition of a Tanka.
A tanka is a form of Japanese poem consisting of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the others seven, but there is more to a tanka. What is tanka in poetry (complete definition)?
She stereotypes all MenHer disappointment
Has outlasted her a lifetime
She now hates all men
Because of one awful man
Stereotyping sadness
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men,
Form: Tanka
bonfire hotdogPopping and crackling
Red hot oranges with yellows
Snapping at hot dogs
One falls off of Johnny’s stick
Mama pushes new one on
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autumn,
Form: Tanka
danger to toddlerLegos and marbles
Tiny robotic pieces
Danger to toddler
He carries wheel in mouth
Spits it out during bath time
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children,
Form: Tanka
THE MIRROR NEVER LIES?In instances the mirror
May lie mine lies presently
There will be a time
It will reveal TRUTHS
Many will refuse, instead
Only love what pleases them!
VBR Black Panther! Jet Blackest
Answerer! Malik Mali...
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confidence, creation,
Form: Tanka
Yaldabaoth embellished in his shadowsCaliginous eyes
Fearsome face of sickly white
Lion-headed snake
Embellished in his shadows
With flaming orange beneath...
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animal, color, evil, horror,
Form: Tanka
Gunfight in TucumcariDust swirls in Tucumcari,
Two shadows draw at noon,
Steel flashes, sharp echoes,
Silence falls, one man stands,
Desert sun claims the victor....
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history,
Form: Tanka
Dad’s EyesI recall Dad’s eyes;
his glare so stern, so piercing
- no words were needed -
but the message was so clear:
I expect better from you.
In many matters
we did not see eye-to-eye,
but he always cared;
and in...
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appreciation, family,
Form: Tanka
DIVINITY
Dive in deep ! Enjoy
awakening from stupor
surpassing torpor.
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angel, introspection,
Form: Tanka
Carolina SunriseTides enfold first light,
Golden hues seep through briny mist,
Daybreak murmurs rest,
Ebb and flow dance quietly,
Dawn's tender overture sung....
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beach,
Form: Tanka
cancer is a killercancer survivor
eight years with a clean record
feeling some relief
year nine is a killer year
cancer takes body hostage...
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sick,
Form: Tanka
listening to the beach boyssandals on my feet
the beach boys' songs are playing
a song melody
pasadena song comes on
little old lady like me...
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music,
Form: Tanka
shroud of clouds
hov’ring shroud of clouds
only God can prune a storm
levitate vortex
angels release petrichor
hanging sheets…mothballing hail
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storm,
Form: Tanka
clementine honey
clementine honey
the buzzing bees beholding
a budding lily
i’m adoring audible
crooning of colorful bloom
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flower,
Form: Tanka
Season of BloomLate June's musky days
and gardens tell their rapture
in colorful fumes.
Such feverish excitement
in season of bloom, verdant!
Scarlet and gold reign
'Til peach and plum take over
Pinks and blues follow.
Muggy days and heady nights
lit up by dark-blue starlight.
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beauty, color, flower, nature,
Form: Tanka
sleepy baby birdSleepy baby bird
Fell out of her mama’s nest
She remained asleep
Picked up by a gentle hand
Restored to her mama’s nest...
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bird,
Form: Tanka
Specific Types of Tanka Poems
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Definition | What is Tanka in Poetry?