Flynn's Paws: My Thoughts, My Gripes

Tag: tanka

Tanka consists of five units (often treated as separate lines when Romanized or translated) usually with the following mora pattern: 5-7-5-7-7.

  • 20070413-Prep Pair

    I don’t freaking care!
    About acquisition dare
    Worthiness despair
    Cubicle holes to compare
    Layoffs severances scare

    Roll my eyeballs spare
    Three meeting of bull on chair
    Place of hate: I swear!
    Toils and troubles can’t repair
    Hard work not answered unfair

    New manager air
    In my face to me outstare
    My dry tears of glare
    Talking of past nonsense share
    Mock my pulling out their hair

    Yawn with utmost flair
    Encourage new job affair
    Make more money there
    Boredom of a millionaire
    Happy as a solitaire

    Four more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070412-Illusion Bestow

    Work:

    Working very slow
    Two hours overtime dough
    Credit back cards owe

    Nature:

    Flowering buds grow
    Red berries, small flowers low
    Short tree branches bow

    Crispy cold winds blow
    Long, black hair whispering throw
    Frozen without snow

    Twinkle star lights show
    Diamond crystals aglow
    Light years long ago

    Late, sleepy thoughts know
    Evening skies deep indigo
    Deep blue sunset glow

    Four more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070412-Unblock Shocks

    Wore HP to bed
    Placed zapper on tummy from head
    Crown energy spread
    Twice jolted from heartfelt shed
    More relaxed and pains have fled

    Good morning to jolts
    Thankful for these blessed bolts
    Laziness revolts
    A reminder to awake up volt
    Kick start day from unknown colts

    Two more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070411-Flying Things

    20070410:
    Monday evening drawn
    Black copter bright headlight on
    Car visor down drawn
    Peeped while others looked up-on
    Post office hover not gone

    20070410:
    Tuesday morning clear
    Second kind NWW steer
    Blue front with white rear
    Normal day nothing to cheer
    Awaiting for a new career

    20070411:
    Morning of grayness
    Northbound 101 no stress
    Same NWW press
    Paired ducks flying fast express
    Away from airport transgress

    Evening of coolness
    Beyond backyard bless
    Winds blowing distress
    Two birds playing finesse
    Branches alight with success

    Four more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070411-Wash Day

    Amoeba thoughts josh!
    Puddles sit on hooded slosh
    Rainy gray clouds wash
    Dust from streets and cars awash
    Umbrella purse through the slosh

    Gray overtones quash
    Fluffy clouds appear and squash
    With wispy panache
    Cumulous without the mosh
    Freezing early spring yet posh

    Two more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070409-Kidding, Right

    Can’t grow, won’t awake.
    SWAT the flies, Sensei to take!
    Jokers laughing fake?
    If I find out, my mistake!
    And unknown JB partake?

    Calling out: Lamb’s sake!
    Breaking me with a heartache
    Bugling sounds shake
    How dare you toy with me – snake!
    Mad felt mind of lost stress quake

    Thoughts of happy break
    Take my palm, don’t forsake
    Boosts sent to my stake
    Reaping rewards with my rake
    Standing by for a fair break

    Three more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070409-Victory Time

    Evil shape of cube
    Siphon love light through dark tube
    Spin faster with lube

    Love shaped like five stars
    Light beings inside time jars
    Stop illusion’s scars

    Two more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070409-Resume Rut

    Morning e-mail:
    Former boss to sway
    Co-workers pending buffet
    Time to pave the way
    Start anew with higher pay
    Email pending meet one day

    Afternoon nail:
    Triple ‘Sickos’ say
    Informal questions convey
    More like spies survey
    Who will stay or go away?
    I’ll be quitting by justice way

    Late evening wail:
    Working hard dismay
    Updating my resume
    Must go out and play
    Over six years of delay
    Over ten years of slave prey

    Three more samples of tanka in monorhyme.
    [Yawn to a good morning (4/10) to ‘belated’ humor of head pressure… sheesh — thanks!]

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070408-Winged Threads

    Greetings little wings
    On my computer monitor
    Open my left hand
    Inhale you into my right nose
    Been picking shiny white threads

    Another attempt at tanka poetry.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070407-Daily Diary

    Nature:

    White clouds overcast
    Cold windy breeze blowing blast
    Bending trees like mast
    Sometimes slow and sometimes fast
    Light blue skies behind clouds vast

    Family:

    Easter lilies cuts
    Wield large knife gardening nuts
    Out front of house ruts
    Small vases of sacred huts
    Fifth on dining table but

    Maw frying fish cakes
    Wheelchair crying with knees aches
    Old people mistakes
    Cutting toe nails and corn flakes
    After Paw’s leaf blower rakes

    Crying Old Maw’s clean
    Activities lack routine
    Lotion, iodine, latrine
    Dependant on others’ preen
    Daughter said, ‘To deal with change!’ mean

    Massage aching hands
    Crying Old Maw understands
    None at all to help plans
    Stretching the tight muscles strands
    Remove some pain; so she stands.

    Five more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

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  • 20040707-Dream Journal

    Decision downstairs
    Walking from outside the daylight
    Myself with others
    Cram inside fake lighted cage
    One man contacting outside world

    To my left hand side
    Wearing light on helmet head
    People to my front
    Underground and cannot leave
    Orange, yellow, brown awoke.

    Two more samples at tanka poetry.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.

  • 20070406-Freed Brats

    How dare you mock me!
    Your reality movie
    Read fools’ boring plea
    Believe in life; set us free
    Stupid sheeple on T.V.

    Confessions coerced
    From her bloody angered thirst
    By her hatred cursed
    To serve lovingly as first
    Always ready for the worst

    Using women-kind?!?
    From propaganda behind
    Violence maligned
    Fulfill karma intertwined.
    Release the children confined!

    Not a blasphemy
    to mock Christ in spirit free.
    Scratching off dog fleas
    Communion with Christ: a key.
    No scars from bloody backs see

    Four more samples of tanka in monorhyme.

    Copyright © 2007 by Fluffy von der Flynn. All rights reserved.