Tanka Flower Activity

MarisaThank you:  Steliana, Elkanah, Allan, Melissa, Paul, Maria, Rishan, Christina, Anna, Neena, Jerome, and Kim
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apple branches in
among the apple branches
along the orchard...
I discover another
Milky Way in bright pink shades

Steliana C. Voicu, Romania

The Bleeding Heart bleeds…
Bright and beautiful it bleeds…
Poking and stabbing,
So pretty but yet so sharp,
You cut so deep bleeding heart.
 
Elkanah Zanatta, United States

fields of daffodils 
mother natures scenic gift
captures my heart as
blossoms whisper in the breeze
summers symphony of love
 
Allan Ball, England
 
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​daffodils swaying
wave after wave after wave
like the fresh spring tide
rippling orange and yellow
foam washes over the green
 
Melissa Dennison, UK

Arum-lily Tanka
 
elegantly dressed
in a gown of purest white
flanked by verdant leaves ~
on grieving hearts bestowing
the joy of resurrection
 
Paul Callus, Malta

spring drizzle - under
my umbrella your smile and
a lisianthus bouquet
in this comings and goings
of hopes, only you and I
 
Maria Tosti, Italy

Hues of Light
 
Marigolds shine bright
Burning gold in autumn light
Dancing in the breeze
Like small suns upon the earth
A warm glow that never fades
 
Rishan Singh, South Africa

a crane overhead
its flute song at its finest
plum blossom perfume
the misted breath between words
speak stories of our forebear
 
Christina Chin, Malaysia

wily climbing rose
weaves up my wooden trellis
blooming ruby red -
wary of your prickly charms
I breathe in your lofty scent
 
Anne Curran, New Zealand
 
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a perfect spring day
butterflies and bees sipping
the scent of pink roses...
the thirst in my soul awaits
a glimpse of the Beloved
 
Neena Singh, India
 
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petals of pure white
anchored to your perfect stem
gliss-ens in the sun
pure beauty and elegance
revealed by the rose of white
 
MJ Reynolds, United States

minding my business 
am caught on a sunflower
and yanked back roughly 
stays of commitment and the
statutes of limitations
 
Jerome Berglund, United States
 
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off a country road
blooming sunflowers gaze up
under the sun's grace
allured I am turning east
to meet with enlightenment 
 
Kim Olmtak Gomes, Suriname