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Formal Poetry

The Beauty of Change (a tanka)

Ev’rything changes Neither for better or worse Good, bad; indiff’rent The beauty of it all is Nothing will […]

January 8, 2017 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

The Circle Must Close (a tanka)

Every ending Leads to a new beginning The last shall be first The new grows out of the […]

December 27, 2016 Poetry, Tanka

Who Are You? (Senryu)

I am who I am Who else could I ever be? Are you who you are? 12/20/16

December 21, 2016 Formal Poetry, Haiku / Senryu, Poetry

Snow (tanka)

Snow. Cold. Six feet deep. Soft white blanket covers all. Warming hearts with cold Smiles ignite; snowflakes fall […]

December 20, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

שלום (a tanka)

Peace: Absence of War Shalom: Wholeness; Unity Everything: Broken A house divided can’t stand The world soul must […]

December 13, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Eyes Wide Open (a tanka)

The world can be harsh The world can be beautiful Your eyes see it all Don’t shelter yourself […]

December 6, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Destiny (a tanka)

Taurus; Gemini Pictographs in the heavens Our fate in the stars Sailing across the Milk Sea Toward Alpha […]

November 29, 2016 Poetry, Tanka

Exiles and Enlightenments (a sonnet)

A deserted beach, shipwreck on the shore, Desolate remains of a life once shared, Before it was clear […]

November 28, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Sonnet

Unwritten Poems (a tanka)

Unwritten poems Unexpressed feelings and thoughts Lost, gone forever Mourned my unborn baby boys, They can never be […]

November 27, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

Change (a tanka)

Beginnings; endings One looks much like the other Change is a constant Which will, thankfully, not change Nothing […]

November 23, 2016 Formal Poetry, Poetry, Tanka

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