I wrote these for the November 2021 Poetry Challenge over at Fake Flamenco (which is a wonderful blog that you should definitely go visit and follow). I’ve never written a tanka before, or done a poetry challenge, for that matter, so I had some fun and wrote a few different poems. Enjoy! And if you want to participate, too, the deadline to post is Sunday, November 16th.
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The moon and the sun
They are sisters eternal
Each in her own place
They bring balance to the sky
And harmony to mankind
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I can hold it all
Stars and moon, the midnight sky
Wrapped close in my arms
The velvet dark and blue light
A cosmic lover kept safe
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Paint the stars with me
Dream the dreams and name the lights
Sing songs of elders
Deep in the dark sky’s belly
Awaken the living flame
A Virginia Writer's Diary 
Love the intimacy of your poems, I’m inspired to try the challenge 🙂
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Thank you! These were fun to write – a little different from my usual stuff. 🙂 Definitely a good challenge!
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Wow these are beautiful!
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Thank you! They were really fun to write!
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I’ll try writing one too!
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I saw it and loved it! Such a fun challenge, and so cool to read everyone’s poems!
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Yess! 😁
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ever my dear
luna is not near
sun a dying star
too far near
to fatal
natal
we all to born dying
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Nice!
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remember ta tanka means buffalo.
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Beautiful writing, Katie.💐
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Thank you so much!
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My pleasure.
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So beautiful. Thanks
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Thank you!
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So beautifully written Katie!💖
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Thank you so much! 🙂
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A pleasure Katie!💖👏👏
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Thanks for all three wonderful tankas, Katie! Looking forward to publishing the tanka challenge post results tomorrow!
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Thanks for organizing the challenge! I had fun writing something new, and it was so cool to read everyone’s poems on your blog today!
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Thanks, Katie. It was fun to see what each poet created along the celestial theme.
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