#tanka

[poppiesandpromises]

But I've realized

People kill themselves daily

No weapon needed—

Despair is another word

That's shaped like a cry for help

#poetry #poem #original poetry #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #original poem #tanka

[rhymingtherapy]

newborn kangaroos

known as joeys by the mob

love their mobile homes

father is buck or boomer

mother is devoted doe

@RhymingTherapy—Dec 2023 (my video)

#writerscreed #poeticstories #twcpoetry #original photography #poets on tumblr #writers on tumblr #photographers on tumblr #kangaroo #Australia #joey #video #nature photography #mother nature #nature #Australian native animal #tanka #poetry

[rodolfo9999]

rodolfo tanka

寄り添えと、わたしに言うなお前らよ、突き飛ばしたのは一体誰だ

"Come closer," you say, But don't tell me that, O you all. Who was it that pushed me away?

#tanka #rodolfotanka #短歌 #thirty-one syllabled verse

[contremineur]

When I look at her asleep in the dawn, the body of my lover shines like the lilies in the fields of May.

anonymous Japanese poet

transcribed (and possibly adapted) from a book of early Japanese poetry in the shadowy stacks of Cambridge University Library thirty years ago – any thoughts on a more detailed source would be much appreciated

#japanese poetry #poetry #tanka #love poem

[mylittletankaworld]

among boring talks endless repetitive tasks why are only you, like small glimpses among clouds, able to brighten my day?

#poems and poetry #poetry #tanka #tanka poetry #original poem #short poem #my poem #poems on tumblr #poems #nature poem #nature poetry #bad poem #sad poem #use the poeticstories tag to get your work seen here #spilled ink

[drearydaffodil]

Do you want to know

What love is, to me? It's this

Certainty, glowing

Like the lights of home, the way

You don't have to be afraid

#poetry #poem #tanka

[dbaydenny]

To love an artist,

to embrace a creator,

to be caught in awe

as something new first blossoms

out of what now is your world.

.

D W Eldred

#poetry #tanka #to love sn artist

[salovie]

Your face hides in waves,

dark gold, wind-combed, far-streaming.

I catch your grin glint

behind the strands in the gale—

a gift from your realm to mine.

#poetry #spilled ink #tanka #napowrimo #napowrimo 2024 #inspired by C #prompt #find inspiration in a description from ‘The Strangest Things in the World’ by Thomas R Henry #I was really drawn to the ‘The Fourth Realm of Life’ section where Henry describes the rainforest canopy as a ‘wind-tossed green-grey ocean’ #and a ‘sea on stilts’ and the ‘fourth realm of life’ #how good is that??? #anyway I don’t know if I measured up but I was trying to match the vibes

[definegodliness]

Storm

Western wind; above Clouds rush, chasing each other:

"Begone! — docile kin."

The tops of canopies sway; Soon, it will be

Make

Or break.

--- 13-11-2023, M.A. Tempels ©

#poetry #spilled ink #writing #poem #tanka #spilled thoughts #creative writing #tumblr poetry #poets on tumblr #fixed verse #nature poem

[parolerandagie]

Un cuore gonfio,

ben pasciuto di dubbi:

umile gioia

d’innocente anima

priva di presunzione.

#la verità ed altri disastri #tanka #mio tanka #5 versi di 5-7-5-7-7 sillabe

[poppiesandpromises]

I'm dreaming again

Of the sea, sometimes I think

My gills will fill in

Or my wings will stretch out, I

Was never meant for the earth

#poem #poetry #original poetry #poets on tumblr #spilled ink #original poem #tanka

[rhymingtherapy]

faint skies fall away

hastened by striated breaths

furrowed reflections

a final flutter expelled

last light leaves on golden wings

RhymingTherapy—July 2023 (my gif)

#writerscreed #poeticstories #twcpoetry #photographers on tumblr #original photography #poets on tumblr #writers on tumblr #sunset #sky #twilight #harbour #boats #water #reflections #nature #australia #gif #tanka

[trailofleaves]

Tanka # 225

All the lonely night suddenly come to light, their bright flame burning in my heart burning with your name.

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#Longing #my poetry #Passion #Poetry #Tanka

[painpainpain1990]

美しい喪失を重ねていく、側溝に落としたピアスも君もいつか星に

宇宙にひとつ、地球滅亡後に届く不器用なうた

泣きたい夜も空を見上げてしまうのは、月の横にある宇宙のほくろが木星だと教えてくれたから

セックスをする、葬式に出る、人間の営みを繰り返す私を許して神様

「死にたい」にいいねとか付けちゃうと死んじゃうよ、心配ボタンをください

お父さんの手首に自殺の跡、私の心にはお父さんの傷があるのに、ずるい、ずるいよ

愛とか恋とか全部嘘だし、なんか普通に怖いし

「中学生の時いじめっ子だったんだ」あぁ、やっぱりと思った、BBQの炭がパチンと跳ねた

衝動的に書いた遺書は、思いのほか低かった２階からの景色にほどけて溶けて

ずっと体調が悪いです、ずっと君がすきです、ずっと助けを待っています

世界で一番美しい言葉を残せたら死んでもいいと思う、遺書じゃなくて告白だよ

#短歌 #tanka

[kitsuimiko]

furereru ka hateshinai yume nami no shita soko mita hito to aenai no ni

触れれるか果てしない夢波の下そこ見た人と会えないのに

can I touch them? the endless dreams beneath the waves

even though I'll never meet the person I saw there

#poetry #poem #writeblr #spilled ink #tanka #短歌

[drearydaffodil]

Cold metallic box

This warm, all too human skin

Pockets full of rocks

Clouded darkness deep within—

Sometimes sunshine just wears thin

#poetry #poem #tanka