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Welcome to our collection of Tanka poems! This traditional Japanese form of poetry consists of five lines and has been practiced for over a thousand years. Tanka poetry is renowned for its brevity and its ability to evoke powerful emotions and imagery in just a few short lines. In our collection, you will find a diverse range of Tanka poems from contemporary and classic poets alike. Each one is a celebration of the beauty and power of this ancient art form. So take a moment to explore this rich tradition of poetry and immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Tanka.

Displaying 214 poems from the Tanka poetic form.

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The Sad State of Fresh Water — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Our Blue Planet Earth. Our blue watery planet. Our Blue-Gold Planet. Water, water everywhere. Unsafe for some to drink it. The state of water. ...	135 views Rate it
The Heated Rage of a Frigidaire — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The chamber of ICE, so unpleasantly outed, was utterly shocked by heaven’s bolt of lightning, that made her EYES turn...	125 views Rate it
The Maternal Bond of Nature — Karl Constantine FOLKES	The maternal bond is unlike any other; ‘tween mother and child. So umbilically tied; and can never be severed. Nature upholds, with numerous...	107 views Rate it
Tanka — Talia Garza Hernandez	Your beautiful head inspires me to write poems that disappear across the sands of lost time a great ilusión to fail...	93 views Rate it
The Power of Faith Anchored in Belief — Karl Constantine FOLKES	People as Christians have Faith, but lost in Belief. Lost to the Unseen. They worship what is Outer, unmindful of the Inner. So, while being lost,...	92 views Rate it
DAO: Art of The Middle Way — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Posit of DAO: Opposites resolution. The Middle Way course. Art of homeostasis. For balance and...	65 views Rate it
Ripples of Hopefulness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Courage over Fear, with ripples of Hopefulness; and Love over Hate: The potion of goodwill cheer for social change with justice. Lifelong legacy ...	64 views Rate it
Bud — Roberto Suárez Torres	Crystal-twinkling dew looming on your thick locks shorn, near tents my flocks graze; leaves gently rustle in woods to the patch a glance you...	64 views Rate it
The Silent Wisdom of DAO — Karl Constantine FOLKES	Why quote from wisdom if we do not apply it in our daily lives. What is described as DAO is beyond what is uttered. We lead by practice. DAO...	50 views Rate it
Timely — Roberto Suárez Torres	Never found sickle, in the fields, farmers, than that Father Time has...	47 views Rate it
Wings In Fall — Marieta Maglas	In fall, the limbs feel the red rising butterflies or their falling leaves like bleeding palms. Cannot fly. 'Tis a distinct sense of...	43 views Rate it
The Tao of Wholeness — Karl Constantine FOLKES	There can be no way but The Way of the Tao. He who knows Tao, no longer has need to search; for he has found completion. Completion unites the...	32 views Rate it
Good News about Messiah — Sadar Ul Azam (Farrukh) Ahad	Believers! good news To Muslims n to Jews Messiah's Clues City's secret views Miracle to us...	31 views Rate it
Our throne — Roberto Suárez Torres	King, do I gaze your eyes, in gardens amid each fruit; I, sit still with you; care renders the moonlight odd to be candles in a...	28 views Rate it
Lirios — Roberto Suárez Torres	Menudo huerto en espinos de brea, dulce tus frutas: un pozo de lirios, de todo panal y...	26 views Rate it
Mujer — Roberto Suárez Torres	Ante el mundo, toda suya, usted es... yugos se rompen, derrotados por sendas en las que crece su...	23 views Rate it
Farmer Talks to Commando — Sadar Ul Azam (Farrukh) Ahad	Abd Allah yabado (Arabic} “Waqt he tum is ko samjho” (Urdu/Hindi) Farmer talks to commando “Si eso lo comprendo” (Spanish) “Si anch'io capisco”...	17 views Rate it
Tanka Tatanka — Brian D.F. Richmond	Wooly quadruped Rebounding from past slaughter Ruminant bison Massive master of the plains Triumphant spirit is...	17 views Rate it
Leaf-games 2 — Gaurav Jogesh Mehra	FALLEN LEAVES PLAY DEAD BLANKETING THE COLD WALKWAY FEARING HARSH FOOTSTEPS... AND WHEN THIS CRUEL POET SHOWS UP, THEY WAVE NEW MOTIFS!...	15 views Rate it
Safe and Secure — Doreene Felder	In his arms Is where I feel the safeness In his word Is where I seek his greatness In his spirit Is where I hear it The unique calling The terrific...	15 views Rate it
Ninfa — Roberto Suárez Torres	Cristal rocío desnudado sobre ti; rebaños pastan; crujen hojas en bosques, y viñas vino...	14 views Rate it
Our Heart — sl jane	You are the fathomless ocean; I, a restive stream. No matter the distance I am drawn to your heart, Another piece of...	14 views Rate it
June — Talia Garza Hernandez	Creeping herbs they look gorgeous on the short stones brighten the morning its pink inflorescences appropriate for this warm month...	13 views Rate it
Meditation Defined! — Sadar Ul Azam (Farrukh) Ahad	Work of the mind Unique thing of the kind Internal lined Clearance dust, to find Meditation...	13 views Rate it
Propinquity — Joe Strickland	In the same workplace, Opportunities arise. Propinquity’s gift. Small talk blossoms into love, Two hearts beat as one at...	12 views Rate it