Once, the soft whisper
broke my wings
blew me away
extinguished my flame
left behind pearly teardrops.
Now, it hits even harder but
takes me high
fuels my desires
enkindles the flares
leaving behind fierce feelings.
Tanka
Splendour Streaks
her territory
illuminates beneath the
starry sparkling skin
as his caliginous cloak
catapults strings of silver
The tanka pictures the scene of a meteor shower. The territory is that of the planet Earth and the cloak belongs to the sable sky.
The poem can also be conceived as an expression of love, wherein the act of a man who appears hard on the outside (dark cloak) opening up his soft inner self (silvery streaks) to his beloved would illuminate her world that is already sparkling with the bond they share.
Magic Lantern
expedition starts
as fluorescent flickers
fan fervent fire
fabricating fantasy
under the whispering stars
Credits & Footnote
In response to Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #236 – Expedition’.
Featured Image: Pinterest.
Pearl
cohesive bivalves
wiggly irritant injures
crusty self-defense
eloquent protective shield
oyster yields a starry pearl
I had 3 different conceptions while framing this tanka, the first being the direct inference of the biological formation of a pearl in an oyster, and the second about a motivational stimulus. The third perspective, not associated with the entire tanka, is a euphemism with a human hermaphrodite.
Continue readingTwilight
crepuscular rays
popular daze of blue streaks
musical light show
stellar stars steal the party
as pendulous pearl proceeds
This tanka depicts the twilight scene when crepuscular rays take control of the sky after the sun sets. Alongside the chirping music of birds and the dynamic shades of light rays, stars arrive stealing the show with the moon that appears as a pearl in an unseen pendulum.
Credits & Footnote
In response to ‘Eugi’s Weekly Prompt’ – Twilight.
Also submitted to Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #233’.
Featured Image:
Photo from ParallelVision from Pixabay.
Desire to Discover
we become artists
remembering we forget
artistic life bits
drills desire to discover
lively elements of art
Continue readingRunaway Rabbit
waft of swishy wind
fluffy curls of wispy clouds
flamboyant bunny
rushes on the sky canvas
only to obliterate
Credits & Footnote
Inspired by Ronovan’s Haiku Prompt Words – Air and Wisp.
This tanka is also submitted to Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #228’.
Featured Image Source: Pinterest.
Midnight Graffiti
hypnotic beauty
feeds my hunger in dark dome
one cold winter night
pulling me to a new world
immersed in her wilderness
This tanka is written from the perspective of an adventurer experiencing Northern lights for the first time. The verse uses this elusive journey as a metaphor for fondness or passion in love.
Credits & Footnote
Inspired by Colleen’s ‘Tanka Tuesday #227’.
Featured Image:
Photo by Jonatan Pie on Unsplash.
Nocturnal Love
magician strolls sky
exotic garden of night
tenderness unfurls
bosom of moon blossoms bloom
nocturnal love glows in dark
This is my first attempt at writing a Tanka.
➟ Tanka – Brief History
Tanka (a poetic form with 5/7/5/7/7 syllables) poems are ideal dictions of intimate and deep emotions and act as secret letters expressing love, gratitude, self-reflection, or desire. Unlike haiku, Tanka lets ample visualization with the use of metaphors, personifications, and similes.
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