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Food Tanka Poems

These Food Tanka poems are examples of Tanka poems about Food. These are the best examples of Tanka Food poems written by international poets.


Premium Member Blue Cheese and Old Pickles
     I do love blue cheese,
     It's tasty and delicious,
      but don't...

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Categories: food,



Premium Member male
red cardinal eats
suet with his white beak....
in late December
greasy white on his feathers 
even in misting cold rain     ...

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Categories: bird, december, food,

Premium Member Harvest
harvest in his beak
muted excepted for its blush
poised on white pumpkin
winterberry holly fruit
a treat for the midnight crow
...

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Categories: autumn, bird, food,

Premium Member Mandarin Buffet
Always hot plates.
Always refilling clean slates.
Always lots of food.
Always yummiest dishes.
Always the best of buffets...

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Categories: food, social, society, travel,

Premium Member Sundaes On A Sunday
Gooey, gooey treats
Filled with strawberry puree,
All laid out upon
Bowls of vanilla ice cream,
Topped with sundae cherries.
...

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Categories: food, imagery,



Premium Member skies
skies are solid gray
ready to weep day away....
uplifting thoughts rise
yellow pollen floats on rain
one pear tree's white blooms revive     





3rd day...

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Categories: beauty, food, nature,

Premium Member Milk Flows
took them to the breast
fed them with love…tenderness
joy in triplicate
they won’t remember kindness
so private and personal

with kids of their own
milk flows to their very bones
bare...

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Categories: baby, food, mother,

Premium Member Picnic
A gurgling brook
Surrounded by large oak trees
Flowers everywhere
And a blanket for the ground
Best picnic place ever found!
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© Bill Baker  Create an image from this poem.
Categories: flower, food, love, river,

Vanilla chai tea
Vanilla chai tea
Its wamth caresses my tongue
Mixed with almond milk 
Sweetness with a nutty taste
Warms my heart, and soothes my mind...

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Categories: desire, drink, food, happiness,

Premium Member Ice Cream
Ice cream and cookies
Blended well into the bowl.
Very delicious, 
Satisfyingly creamy,
Lush and irresistible....

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Categories: food,

Premium Member Soup Kitchen
My Yuletide joy is
To feed poor and hungry ones
Come in from the sleet
The parents humbly thank God
Children sing the song Noel...

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Categories: 6th grade, 7th grade,

Apple Picking - Double Tanka
It wasn't just some,
the entire orchard was ripe!
Crisp fuji apples...
they would taste so good... maybe...
But I can't reach those! They're high!

I climb the ladder,
reach for...

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Categories: food, funny, places,

Premium Member Pig
Pig, with a fine nose.
Truffle, with a rustic smell.
Forests, where they meet.
The pig, to hear his sweet praise.
Mushroom, now served on a plate....

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Categories: animal, food,

Premium Member Tortillas
Pata-pat pat pat
Making tortillas by hand
They have to be round, 
And the masa must be fresh.
Ah, but so good when they're fried....

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Categories: food,

Premium Member Jello Love
White puffs of goodness.
Whip cream in love with jello.
Cold, jiggling flavor, 
Topped with foaming nothingness,
Yielding to gel's surrender....

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Categories: food,


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