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)?
End of Haviland end of Haviland
stilled kickstands & spokes of Schwinn
our teen shapely thighs
after school books are returned
and mind wanders down the road
chill in Summer heat
orange & vanilla twist
creamsicle in cone
the yield of sweet and tincture
melting on...
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Categories:
memory,
Form: Tanka
Flush Faced~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
lovely fire Lilly
I recall when I saw you
and how the light played
upon your flushed face, even
your shadows were beautiful
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Categories:
flower,
Form: Tanka
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
appreciation, family,
Form: Tanka
DIVINITY
Dive in deep ! Enjoy
awakening from stupor
surpassing torpor.
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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
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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Categories:
flower,
Form: Tanka
Specific Types of Tanka Poems
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Definition | What is Tanka in Poetry?