Tanka Poetry by Betsy

Spiritual Poetry: Tanka Poetry by Betsy

Spiritual Poetry written in tanka form. Many of these represent insights of mine, in regards to steps of awareness. Tankas are written in 5 lines with syllable count 5-7-5-7-7. The first three lines form one concept/image and is similar to a haiku, and the last two lines are called a closing couplet and form another concept/image, relating to the first. The two parts together form an idea as a whole. The poem should be read like a koan, allowing space for all the words & images to settle - perhaps an insight comes to you just from reading one...

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Stark Confrontation

Mirror of Darkness

Lost in Inside World

Focused

Holding

Darting, Buzzing, Flies

A Spider at Dawn

Watching Reactions

Unconscious background

Eyes

Smiling

Celebrate

Heart Chakra

Castles

Allowing Deep Sleep

San Diego Tiger

HummingBird

Waves of Energy

Seeing What I'm Not

Day Full of Rain

Deathly Dark

Like a crouched tiger

Suffering Blind Spot's

Miserable

No Morels

Nuthatch

Thundering

Catbird

Shells of Indifference

Memories of Light

Light On Earth

Seeing my Smallness

Deep Pool of Knowing

Watching the Watcher

If I had your past

See No Evil...

Putting Head in Sand

Dying gasps

Chipmunk

Last Walk

I Wear

Manifestations

Collected Pressure

Not wanting to harm

Look into my eyes

Reflecting sunlight

Orange Blossom Time

Letting go one's fear

I am never now

Quietly

Calmly

Open Heart

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