strawberry tresses
perch on a fine moonflower
blooming yet grounded
born is such a wreath of charm
fondly called Thumbelina
~Poem 36
Category: Tanka
Tanka #4
queen bee ‘s motto is
to not lift a finger as
she might break a nail
if a foolish fool does not
obey her pinkish pink wand
to not lift a finger as
she might break a nail
if a foolish fool does not
obey her pinkish pink wand
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~Poem 15
Tanka #3
freshly baked cookies
exit a rusted oven
while knitting mittens
tangled threaded opticals
chant tales like a time machine
exit a rusted oven
while knitting mittens
tangled threaded opticals
chant tales like a time machine
~Poem 14
Tanka #2
on Saturn’s fourth ring
she casts a paradigm shift
erasing errors
with one leg atop the left
as stardust slips through her fists
~Poem 13
Tanka #1
ageing with outrage
for warmth to be outdated
a three chambered heart
harshly dipped in cold lava
red is blood and love no more
~Poem 12
Author’s Note: A Tanka, is an ancient form of Japanese poetry. The poems are distributed among five lines, that follow a “5-7-5-7-7” (in total 31) syllable structure. They usually comprise several literary devices such as metaphors, similes and personification, and are generally about nature and emotions. Tanka poems typically do not consist of punctuations or capitalization of letters and also do not possess any titles. I picked up this style of poetry from an online friend from Ireland.