| Oregon Haiku & Tanka Society |
| T a n k a by M e m b e r s |
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| after the cease fire refugees from Chechnya return to rubble sparrows weave the hair of children into their spring nests �Margaret Chula |
| cold cemetary the long sleeves of your old coat warm my fingertips even from beyond this grave you manage to comfort me �an'ya |
| Generally, OhtS members do not write tanka as often as haiku. This page has a sample tanka by some of our poets. These sample tanka are arranged alphabetically by the poets' last names. To learn more about a particular poet, click the name and you will move to that poet's personal page on the OhtS site. |
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| wind over the lake� desiccate leaves scrape indolently at our feet like the years �Dave Baldwin |
| dangling my feet in the spring creek I wonder what's downstream and deploy an oak leaf boat with a snail for a scout �Larisa Worthington |
| dusting my dresser shoes of the baby she lost worn by mine to bronze, or to wait mother-daughter talk �Mary Lou Griffith |
| in mute harmony amid tiny white blossoms bright purple jewels dance a silent saru bande on the dreamy summer air �Jeff Duvall |