Tag: tanka
member name: David P.
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August 09, 2007 11:47 PM EDT --
Photography by Douglas Gilbert of
Gilbaugh Photography
Dragonfly hovers,
wings out; body lithe and bright,
swoops and darts for snacks:
doomed gnats and mosquitoes snatched.
Then digests. On . . .
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June 10, 2007 06:07 PM EDT --
Green Grass of Summer
Rain soaks deeply in
Roots engorge and sod expands
Lucious summer drink
lightning lends effulgent light
stems and blades swell up with green
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May 03, 2009 03:01 PM EDT --
Tree lined road of soil and rock
human access to the woods
Rich browns; shades of green
Sounds of nature all around
Sweet breezes waft sylvan scents
Coming to a choice
A road . . .
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May 05, 2008 11:25 AM EDT --
Leaves burst forth from trees
petals release and rain down
adorning the path
carpet matching canopy
the road beautifully softened.
David W. Price © Copyright 2008
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May 09, 2008 05:55 PM EDT --
Simple and gentle
Patron saint of Russia
Sergius of Moscow
rallied people who sought
their nation's independence.
This man of deep prayer
mystical . . .
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March 04, 2007 04:06 PM EST --
Crystalline burden
Gravity pulls snow to snow
Down-flexed boughs bear up
Needles grip, sinews relax
These firs well vested in ice
[This tanka was inspired first by Jim Ross' poem, Winter Overload, . . .
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March 17, 2007 01:53 AM EDT --
Red seed pecked, swallowed
The robin hops, then rejects
Thrice repeats the same
The hard red hide well softened
Like a heart, new life to sprout
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March 03, 2007 10:02 PM EST --
Tanka attempt botched
Syllable counts went awry
Sloppy writing flops
Like the frog's tongue missing flies
Leaves the croaking poet starved
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August 07, 2008 06:43 PM EDT --
insects crouch and sing
hopeful calls fill the garden
with urgent wooing
pond's surface quivers lightly
star reflections gaily dance
warm clear evening . . .
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March 31, 2009 04:31 PM EDT --
Rain fell this morning
rinsing and watering all
leaving earthy scents
forecasting new growth to come
giving flora needed drink
It starts as water
abundant necessity . . .
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May 05, 2007 02:35 PM EDT --
Rain saturates soil
A random step impresses
Divot cups the rain
What puddle shape emerges?
Tender eyes see and marvel
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November 10, 2007 01:11 PM EST --
This piece a poem in a Japanese form called "tanka", is a collaboration with photographer Maryann C. of Otter Photography. If you care to see more of her work, go to her page: blindtasting . . .
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July 03, 2007 05:28 PM EDT --
I had a nice week at the beach on Galveston Island, TX. while there, I loved watching the water fowl, and was especially delighted with the morning flight of the Roseate Spoonbill that fed in the . . .
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