Winter Tanka Poems

Dead leaves in a pond...
a withered silence surrounds...
winter approaches.
Melancholy stirs within...
storm cloud mirrors somber mood....

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spring sun warms her bones 
the wait through winter was long
alone and lonely
now tulip and daffodil 
come visit for a season

time passes quickly
when walking with...

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in this cold winter
with beloved together 
both are tea lovers
hot or cold; light green or red 
lovely to see cups of tea...

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unexpectedly
the town's fountain was frozen 
in pendant beauty 
we marveled for seven days
until the sun released it
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peril in silk white 
flowing the Blue moon after 
the lovely Wolf moon 
in the first solar cool month
in mid calm winter season
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A slight comic gust
as vivid  autumn colour
turns laughing  dervish
we sense  the quasi-winter
prelude to Halloween fare

Back to school urchins
scream with joy to spite...

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Cold but warm inside,
home sweet home safe in snuggles;
Hibernation glow;
Heightened imagination
hits full throttle as you sleep. 
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white flakes blow on air 
leaving mists on window pane 
like frozen gray smoke 
while the ground shines in silver 
and trees are capped in...

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Snow dusted rooftops,
Dense fogs covering buildings,
Snowflakes scattering
Across this city's own streets,
As I walk through the blizzard....

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seasons arrested
a sauntering airs freely 
a mass of escapes
panoramic difference
relocation picturesque...

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midway to winter
morning fog shrouds leafless trees
all color is gone
but the robin still chatters
with the last sad chickadee
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an autumn wind blows
wet, cold, whipping, stripping leaves....
phoebe returns home
winter won't be easy here
prediction, a cold winter     ...

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Ono no Komachi Translations

These are my modern English translations of the ancient Japanese poems of Ono no Komachi…

"It's over!"
Your words drizzle like dismal rains,
bringing tears,
as...

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