Tag: Tanka

Poetry

Flickering Hope

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Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Better than the rest
Left out in the heartless cold
Many neglected
Dreams are lost within shadows.
Hope flickers like a small flame.
AAA/MAD 1/8/25

Poetry

Where Did Our Rain Go?

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Where did our rain go
Winter seasons really slow
Now nothing will grow
The ground is parched, sky is gray.
Each passing hour, the sun shines.
AAA/MAD 1/8/25

Poetry

A Call for Compassion

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Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Fierce winds fan hot flames
Fires race up and down hillsides
Where is the relief
Devastation for many
Compassion is needed now

AAA/MAD 1/8/25

Poetry

Dividing Time with Joy

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/

You count all the words
While I’ll count out all the days
Then divide by two
The answer cannot explain
all the joy & love that we have

AAA/MAD 1/8/25

Poetry

Dawn’s Dance

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Singing in the dawn
Nature’s joyous serenade
Melody of life
Everyone join the parade
Dancing to celebrate life…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Harmony’s Embrace

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Harmony’s embrace
Strings vibrating in concert
Music’s perfect blend
An ensemble’s wall of sound
Penetrates all who will hear…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Sensation

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Electric spark’s dance
Sensation of joy and hope
Shiver of delight
Tingling from head to toe
Butterflies fill our stomachs…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Laugh At Life

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Mirthful in folly
Laughter echoing through time
Silliness embraced
Look in the mirror and small
at the person looking back…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Conform!

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Branded and repeated
Business model standardized
Franchise expands wide
All for lemmings to consume
Line up, and be a number…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Fear In The Darkness

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


In darkness it lurks
Fear and mystery entwined
Eternal unknown
Deep inside us the fear binds
For all life has seen and shown.
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Night Falls

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https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Shadows faint and dim
Light obscured and fading fast
Dimming into night
Stars slowly make themselves known
Competing with the moonlight…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

Age of Foreclosure

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Special thanks to my collaborator on this Rengay, Anthony
https://empathmuch.wordpress.com/


Loss of home and hope
In foreclosure’s cruel grip
Dreams shattered and lost.
Gone are all the happy times
No one owns homes anymore…
MAD/AAA 01/03/2024

Poetry

A Tapestry of Hearts

M.A.D. Works

In the garden blooms,
Friendship sings with laughter bright,
Through the highs and lows,
In your smile, I find my way,
A light of love, come what may.

MAD Missy

Poetry

Together We Stand

M.A.D. Works

Twisting and binding
Tethering what needs to stay
Strength in unity
Will always be grateful for
Everything that unites us.

MAD