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Tanka and Haiku poems

Haiku: Aligned With Nature

Aligned with nature embracing one’s unfolding being one with life. Betsy Summer Solstice: June 21, 2024 – 1:00 PM

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Tanka: Going Beyond History

Going Beyond History 15 years of dialog… a few words stir up the past muddying my sight. Clinging to history is my trap Seeing it, I step over the puddle. ~ Betsy ~ April 26, 2024

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Haiku: Cicada Forest

Haiku: Cicada Forest Cicada forest memories brought to the surface completed cycle. ~ Betsy ~ August 24, 2024

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Tanka: Summer Solstice

Tanka: Summer Solstice Summer solstice walking down a new road my heart in my hands. Trusting that life provides and gives me what I need. ~ Betsy ~ June 20, 2024

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Tanka: Smokey

Tanka: Smokey Smokey is leaving holding him in my arms hands are going numb. Light collecting as vortex preparing to fly away. ~ Betsy ~ July 14, 2024

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Tanka: Reliving My Dream

Tanka: Reliving My Dream Reliving my dream fast track journey through past lives exhausting myself. This vivid experience persuades me to let it go. ~ Betsy ~ December 14, 2023 – 10 pm

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Haiku: Winter’s Healing Frost

Haiku: Winter’s Healing Frost Winter’s healing frost transforming fruit of branches new life comes from old. ~ Betsy ~ December 21, 2023 Happy Winter Solstice!

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Haiku: Howling wind

Haiku: Howling wind Howling wind and snow wild cats keep me up all night adapting to cold. ~ Betsy ~ December 13, 2023

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Haiku: Hens Burst Into Song

Haiku: Hens Burst Into Song Hen’s burst into song gusty winds announcing Spring warm egg in my hand. ~ Betsy ~ February 22, 2024

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Tanka: Polyp On Coral

Tanka: Polyp On Coral Polyp on coral frantic propulsion’s outward stretching cord of old. Growing force crescendo jellyfish enters ocean. ~ Betsy ~ November 27, 2023

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Tanka: Promise of Pleasure

Tanka: Promise of Pleasure Promise of pleasure keeps me coming back for more I’ll face any pain. Merging with your warm embrace I am alive on earth. ~ Betsy ~ November 28, 2023

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Tanka: Tornado Vortex

Tanka: Tornado Vortex Tornado vortex twisting apart foundations new life comes from old. Frozen personalities break apart under pressure. ~ Betsy ~ November 30, 2023

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Tanka: One Step At A Time

Tanka: One Step At A Time One step at a time I walk down the path of life finding no shortcut. Accepting the laws of nature a fruit will fall when it’s ripe. ~ Betsy ~ December 3, 2023

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Tanka: Shell of Protection

Tanka: Shell of Protection Shell of protection restricted growth causing pain desire for relief. Baby chick’s exhausting pecks spurred by hope of space to fly. ~ Betsy ~ December 5, 2023

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Tanka: Kundalini Transformation

Tanka: Kundalini Transformation High heat and pressure transforms carbon into colorless crystals. A volcanic eruption brings diamonds to the surface. ~ Betsy ~ August 25, 2024

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Tanka: Stark Confrontation

Tanka: Stark Confrontation Stark confrontation second glimpse of pretender ghostly vibration. Who ‘I am’ can now be raised with focus in the present. ~ Betsy ~ December 24, 2023

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Tanka: Allowing Deep Sleep

Tanka: Allowing Deep Sleep Allowing deep sleep a liquid pool engulfs me dissolving my parts. In dark unknown of pupae a butterfly grows it’s wings. ~ Betsy ~ December 27, 2023

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Tanka: Shells of Indifference

Tanka: Shells of Indifference Shells of indifference hampered growth - amassing pain undermined body. A volcano blows it’s top when pressure can’t be contained. ~ Betsy ~ December 31, 2023

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Tanka: Transformation

Tanka: Transformation Deep meditation Holding breath - I will NOT think! crossing the threshold… QUIET!!! Deep sleep feels like death AWARE!!! Old replaced by new. ~ Betsy ~ March 9, 2024

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Tanka: Mirror of Darkness

Tanka: Mirror of Darkness Mirror of darkness you can interpret my dream if I want to know. Glimpsing the story weaver shadows giving sight to light. ~ Betsy ~ December 31, 2023

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Tanka: San Diego Tiger

Tanka: San Diego Tiger San Diego Tiger Intense aliveness for a day pursuing taunters. Excitement releases stress paw on prey, panting, blood - Ahhhhhh… ~ Betsy ~ January 2, 2024

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Tanka: Memories of Light

Tanka: Memories of Light Memories of light trigger longings of creator and desire to fly. The butterfly grows its wings passing through cycles on earth. ~ Betsy ~ January 2, 2024

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Tanka: Wavy Blue Cosmos

Tanka: Wavy Blue Cosmos Wavy blue cosmos stars observing other stars sounds pass right through me. Right here the time doesn’t pass existence fills up senses. ~ Betsy ~ December 31, 2023

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Tanka: Lost in Inside World

Tanka: Lost in Inside World Lost in inside world making sense of images connecting the dots. Isolated bubble views a planet full of dreamers. ~ Betsy ~ January 8, 2024

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Tanka: Hummingbird

Tanka: Hummingbird Your wings beat so fast your drone tells me you’re coming opening my eyes. Watching you I’m mesmerized thanks to you - I am present. ~ Betsy ~ August 6, 2024

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Tanka: Light on Earth

Tanka: Light on Earth Light brought down to earth strong reflection of full moon shadows lengthening. Mountains etch the horizon drawing me into silence. ~ Betsy ~ May 2, 2024

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Tanka: Noticing My Fear

Tanka: Noticing My Fear Noticing my fear “I” don’t want to be exposed bright light is scary. Years of staying in retreat preferred comfort of shadow. Betsy January 2, 2024

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Tanka: Focused Intention

Tanka: Focused Intention Focused intention gazing into inner world sound fills my being. A long journey to the self rising from quiet center. ~ Betsy ~ June 21, 2024 - 24:00

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Tanka: Waves of Energy

Tanka: Waves of Energy Waves of energy massaging tired body forgetting myself. Interest lost in worldly things the treasure is here right now. ~ Betsy ~ October 30, 2023

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Tanka: Seeing My Smallness

Tanka: Seeing My Smallness Seeing my smallness allowing this drop to fall into the ocean. The sound of silence rising a diamond found in darkness. ~ Betsy ~ October 20, 2024

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Tanka: Gazing at the Sun

Tanka: Gazing at the Sun Gazing at the sun setting busy world aside bird lands on fig tree. Nature’s dance filling senses time passes in an instant. ~ Betsy ~ September 4, 2024

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Tanka: Holding Images

  Tanka: Holding Images Holding images don’t see wholeness around me tunnel vision sight. Energy drained maintaining fantasies that won’t manifest. ~ Betsy ~ March 26, 2024

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Tanka: Seeing What I’m Not

Tanka: Seeing What I’m Not Seeing what I’m not Seeking has come to an end What is this ‘I am?’ An answer not for my mind this will have to grow on me. ~ Betsy ~ October 24, 2023

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Tanka: Deep Pool

Tanka: Deep Pool Deep pool of knowing experiencing itself in myriad ways. Reflections are kept alive mirrored in beholding minds. ~ Betsy ~ October 16, 2024

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Tanka: Collected Pressure

Tanka: Collected Pressure Collected pressure produces thunder and lightening outlet of healing. Earth replenished after storm space is opened for growing ~ Betsy ~ August 9, 2024

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Tanka: Darting, Buzzing, Flies

Tanka: Darting, Buzzing, Flies Darting, buzzing, flies Spiders waiting for breakfast Fragrance of carob. Entering forest of pines I’m overcome with silence. ~ Betsy ~ October 7, 2024

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Tanka: A Day Full of Rain

Tanka: A Day Full of Rain A day full of rain provoking strong emotions separating souls Filling music of cistern water knows not boundaries ~ Betsy ~ May 7, 2024

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Tanka: Watching the Watcher

Tanka: Watching the Watcher Watching the watcher questioning one’s reaction looking for the cause. Finding out one knows nothing one can set aside the mind. ~ Betsy ~ October 16, 2024

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Tanka: Not Wanting to Harm

Tanka: Not Wanting to Harm Not wanting to harm the resting butterfly I approach calmly. By observing you closely perhaps I’ll learn your secret. ~ Betsy ~ July 7, 2024

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Tanka: If I Had Your Past

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Tanka: If I Had Your Past If I had your past and level of awareness I’d be the same as you. Self-importance drops away watching the waves of the sea ~ Betsy ~ October 14, 2024 Photo of Playa Portintax

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Tanka: Look Into My Eyes

Tanka: Look Into My Eyes Look into my eyes peer until you find my heart there we join as one. Seeing with eyes of a child worldly concerns fade away. ~ Betsy ~ April 27, 2024

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Tanka: A Spider At Dawn

Tanka: A Spider At Dawn Nobody around quiet stillness fills the air a spider at dawn Presence goes undetected as vibrations can’t be seen. ~ Betsy ~ September 15, 2024

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Tanka: Deathly Dark

Tanka: Deathly Dark Short days of winter retreating into myself curled by the fire. Hidden within dark shadows the spark of new beginnings. ~ Betsy ~ December 20, 2023

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Tanka: Cutting Out Evil

Tanka: Cutting Out Evil Cutting out evil by closing off one’s senses seeker’s sacrifice. Holiness gained with a price spontaneity is lost. ~ Betsy ~ October 12, 2024

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Tanka: Reflecting Sunlight

  Tanka: Reflecting Sunlight Reflecting sunlight turning heads inviting me to join your beauty. I feel drawn to surrender merging together as ONE. ~ Betsy ~ April 22, 2024

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Tanka: Watching Reactions

Tanka: Watching Reactions Watching reactions intention keeps me busy goals are truly vain. Allowing space-less presence I feel my heart beating loud. ~ Betsy ~ March 13, 2024

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Tanka: Like A Crouched Tiger

Tanka: Like A Crouched Tiger Like a crouched tiger I’m pouncing on everything that crosses my path. Circle of provocation endless reason to fight back. ~ Betsy ~ March 3, 2024

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Tanka: Putting Head in Sand

Tanka: Putting Head in Sand Putting head in sand dark and quiet comforts me calms my reactions. I can’t risk to see myself through reflections of people. ~ Betsy ~ October 12, 2024

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Tanka: Orange Blossom Time

Tanka: Orange Blossom Time Orange blossom time heady scent attracting me drawing me closer. Flowers filling my eyesight connection beyond senses. ~ Betsy ~ April 21, 2024

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Tanka: Unconscious Background

Tanka: Unconscious Background Unconscious background. While busy engaged in thoughts I’m blind as a bat. Listening to silent breeze I see the moon in the sky. ~ Betsy ~ April 7, 2024

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Tanka: Suffering Blind Spot’s

Tanka: Suffering Blind Spot’s Suffering blind spot’s: profound interpretation giving sense to life. Living on water’s surface fear of sinking into depth. ~ Betsy ~ February 25, 2024

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Tanka: Dying Gasps

Tanka: Dying Gasps Dying gasps – hiccups old dreams rising to the top presence is misty. It’s too dark and cold outside the tortoise closes it’s shell. ~ Betsy ~ March 16, 2024

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Tanka: Letting Go Of Fear

Tanka: Letting Go Of Fear Letting go of fear stretching hand to stroke wild cat returned connection. Being drawn towards the silence fading into the background. ~ Betsy ~ April 10, 2024

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Tanka: Eyes of Creator

Tanka: Eyes of Creator Eyes of creator observing the happenings new inspiration. Plans modified as they’re formed never-ending creation. ~ Betsy ~ June 25, 2024

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Tanka: Miserable Life

Tanka: Miserable Life Miserable life. Longing for sunshine’s bright face underneath dark clouds. Desire’s realm - hidden motion rainbow dreams of being born. ~ Betsy ~ April 21, 2024

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Tanka: Chipmunk

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Tanka: Chipmunk Chipmunk on rail fence head hidden under a leaf body in plain sight. Eyes perceiving world through fear colored picture of safety. ~ Betsy ~ May 22, 2024

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Tanka: I Am Never Now

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Tanka: I Am Never Now Today wasn’t great tomorrow will be better I am never NOW. My feet never touch the ground ‘I’ live my life in my head. ~ Betsy ~ March 29, 2024

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Tanka: Smiling Flower Face

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Tanka: Smiling Flower Face Smiling flower face survivor of Winter’s breath bright color in snow. Without dreams of better times accepting life’s bounty now. ~ Betsy ~ April 22, 2024

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Tanka: No Morels

three Morels in forest

Tanka: No Morels No morels for days dropping search - enjoying walk seeing rotting elm. Investigating elm tree three big morels growing there. ~ Betsy ~ May 5, 2024

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Tanka: Celebrate Today!

Celebrate Today

Tanka: Celebrate Today! Celebrate today! Prisms of light reflecting rainbow in dark sky. Fading color - gleaming gold endless treasure - open eyes. ~ Betsy ~ February 6, 2024

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Tanka: Little Blue Nuthatch

Little Blue Nuthatch

Tanka: Little Blue Nuthatch Little blue nuthatch home is hole in rotting tree happy to have nest. No concern about next storm toppling temporary home. ~ Betsy ~ May 5, 2024

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Tanka: Last Walk Through Dark Clouds?

Tanka: Last Walk Through Dark Clouds? Last walk through dark clouds? Inspiration seems to lead feet follow later. Dissolving old boundaries opening new horizons. ~ Betsy ~ October 25, 2023

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Tanka: Quietly Seeing

Tanka: Quietly Seeing Quietly seeing creatively reacting to the here and now. Open heart observes response acceptance of new lesson. ~ Betsy ~ January 9, 2024

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Tanka: Heart Chakra Open

Tanka: Heart Chakra Open Heart chakra open dancing to beating rhythm rock ‘n roll frenzy. Twirling energy output creating music with band. ~ Betsy ~ 2000

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Tanka: Thundering Downpour

Tanka: Thundering downpour Thundering downpour cardinal singing his song a lone voice in storm. Perhaps he’s happy like me needed rain will fatten fruit. ~ Betsy ~ May 8, 2024

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Tanka: I wear many masks

Tanka: I wear many masks I wear many masks. I’m a hallow changing shell collected by my past. Finding true self in the mix all my faces join as one. ~ Betsy ~ October 31, 2023

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Tanka: Calmly observing

  Tanka: Calmly Observing Calmly observing walking on path in forest my self fades away… May-apples poking through leaves lost in new growth of Spring. ~ Betsy ~ April 14, 2024

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Tanka: Castles in the air

Tanka: Castles in the Air Castles in the air humanities harmony boundless common dream. Unseen force urging people to learn how to get along. Guiding inner light unraveling thought patterns showing us the way. Eye tuned in to hear

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Tanka: Catbird

Tanka: Catbird Grey body - black cap catbird returns singing his song elusive creature. Shrubs emitting irony happy to hear his fake song. ~ Betsy ~ May 12, 2024

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Five Tanka: Manifestation

Five Tanka: Manifestation Manifestation one’s created intention reflections of self. Explained meaning of being the cart is before the horse. Identifying - sucked into old behavior valuing the known. Watching observer’s reactions clear view of what’s going on. Dividing apart

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Tanka: Open up your heart

7 Minute Energy Healing: Read the poem. Next click the play button on the player below. If you want to keep your eyes open, gaze gently at the image. Now just listen to the music and while doing so allow

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Tanka: Group of Fellow Drunks

Tanka: Group of fellow drunks Group of fellow drunks hurting souls open to share igniting love’s flame. Successful community grace in action - real life quotes. ~ Betsy ~ February 27, 2024

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