EXPLICACIÓN TANKA di Dori Gômez El término tanka, significa en su versió … conciso como… el Tanka lo creo Masaoka Shiki. Seg … muslo. Como véis este tanka tiene más piv … no, no sería un tanka.
TANKA (A dos voces) di Alfredo Jiménez G. Amanecer en un día nublado; nos hace verlo, como el sutil frescor que nos regala el cielo. 2 7
Tanka: Estrellas y grillo di Octavio Paz Es grande el cielo y arriba siembran mundos. Imperturbable, prosigue en tanta noche el grillo berbiquí. 1 7
Tankas for Toraiwa di Seamus Heaney I loved to carry Her violin case, its nose In air, its back end Nice and heavy, the balance Factored in and factored out.
Alejandro di Angélica Pum pum, pum pum, desbocado latiendo, suplica vida. Un varón, Alejandro, esperanza y amor. 10 9
Fall (2) di Ryan Pearson Twelve in numbered spin Once reaching double digits Feel the crisp brisk sweeps Sudden gentle remainders Subtle breath of orange array
Late Night di Ryan Pearson Lofting lazily Enter murky depths of feel Quivering eyelids Two heavy from the weight of The thoughts that lead me astray
Audio-Connection di Ryan Pearson A midst cold classrooms Seemingly short dialect Audio-connect Slowly frozen hearts will drip As conversations bubble
Desire of a vestigial heart di Ryan Pearson A stone for a head A dauntingly fragile nose Sudden convulsions To lay my head down in peace My vestigial heart begs
Nada di Ada Zoe “Todo” y “Nada” Es su unión lo que da vida y nutre el ser. Es el binomio exacto, es la existencia misma. 1 11
Tanka di Ada Zoe Un pensamiento sólido es poderoso si es coherente. Puede cambiar la historia y hasta nuestro destino. 6
Tanka #1 di Tom Donnelly cold grey clouds obscure the once clear sky I pause and wonder: one year or one hundred before summer arrives?
Tanka di Dori Gômez Somos estampas imágenes perdidas sueño heredado en caminos de olvido llenos de polvo, solos 4
¿LOCO? di Genarosky 57 ¿Si no estoy loco?... ¿Por qué yo huelo a rosas, Si tú no Estás? ¿Acaso me dejaste impregnado el hogar...? 6 6
Tanka (A dos voces) di Ada Zoe Amanecer en un día nublado; nos hace verlo, como el sutil frescor que nos regala el cielo. 3 5
Tankas di Jorge Luis Borges “He querido adaptar a nuestra p japonesa que consta de un prime de uno de siete, de uno de cinc Quién sabe cómo sonarán estos e … 2
Amanda di Ada Zoe Amanda baila como las bellas aves que baten alas. Su ritmo es como viento incansable y tenaz. 7 13
Classes of Thunder di Ryan Pearson Just for a moment To glimpse from dusty pages A single white flash Tenuous seconds follow Until a roaring reply
Crooked Poster di Ryan Pearson Self-expressional Crooked poster on the wall Self-intentional Will you shatter, will you fall? Who will fix your frame of old?
Sky Starin' di Ryan Pearson Such an empty sky Countless pensive glances are Over and over Swallowed swift, before their time If only I could keep them
Foggy Sky di Ryan Pearson Foggy morning sky Your veil remains untouched by The flags of Autumn How cruel of you to kidnap Such keen keepsakes of your kin
Sleepy Hours di Ryan Pearson Flickering between The realms of light and shadow Why not close the shades? Sleep’s alluring charm welcomes Despite such early hours!
Elephant in the vent di Ryan Pearson Perplexity breathes Into the hearts of all men In heart beat matters We shy our true intent like An elephant in the vent 1
Heart Beat di Ryan Pearson Once my beating heart Matched steel drum lines to-to-toe Teaching metronomes But now my beat has fallen Into syncopated depths
Seattle Rain di Ryan Pearson Fresh Seattle rain Cleanser more of soul than streets I envy that sound Such simple pure harmony Don’t forget that umbrella!
Closer than ever before di Ryan Pearson Tiny flashing lights Figures entwine together Closer and closer ‘closer than ever’ they say Beside our computer screens
Poetic Warfare di Ryan Pearson To puddle one’s words Few are willing to admit Myself least of all To fall and land upon earth Closer to Earth than before?
Something dark di Ryan Pearson Is there something dark? Dark, dark, deep down inside me Something that keeps me Away from the center ring A divergent path indeed
My Path di Ryan Pearson To cover the tears Some men will drown their sorrows Some just run away Some even will board their hearths To me? A path of rom-com
(*insert generic love poem title here*) di Ryan Pearson To etch a love song No earthy ink can suffice Only color drawn From such a naive heart-well Could paint even an inkling
Night write di Ryan Pearson The darkest of nights It is on these nights I turn To these keys, clicking Fervently beyond reason Behind safely shadowed doors
That 'fuzzy buzzing silence' di Ryan Pearson A blank white tablet Fuzzy buzzing silences Click, click, click, and yet That single black divider keeps Blinking an endless cycle
Frog concert di Ryan Pearson Howling and wailing Like the vast October winds Delightful to find Many who share the same chord Sing till frogs jump in our throat
Seasonal Angst di Ryan Pearson To grasp at the root This longing for the seasons Hidden deep, deep down To say it’s just “Natural,” Would only scratch the leaf-tops
Blue fear di Ryan Pearson Life’s obligations A daunting sea of turmoil With crest after crest I’ll hide in this briny shell Till the tide forgets my name
Black and white waters di Ryan Pearson Archaic toiling Through endless character streams To drown deeper still Beneath black and white waters Until I breathe symbolly
