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Tanka 短歌
and
Haiku 俳句
Poetry
Ms. Coyne’s
7th Grade Core Classes
June 2015
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 2
Cherry blossom tree
Clouds of white and pink
Fragrant flower smell
Outside my window in spring
Pure, peaceful serenity.
-- Ramón Aguilar-Arizmendi
Spring track and field
Large tree with many branches
Leaves gently whisper.
-- Ramón Aguilar-Arizmendi
Rain splashes down
Dancing on the thirsty earth
A song is sung now
The shaking song of the rains
Can it sing into my heart?
--Sam Allen
Cackles at the fire
That leaps about in a hearth
What is so funny?
Why does the fire make this sound?
This crackling, little fire voice.
--Sam Allen
When the sun sets here
It paints hills with golden light
Turning them a hue
Far more precious to my heart
Than any true gold could be.
--Sam Allen
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 3
Why do people fight?
Is it a survival urge?
Trying to help us?
We have changed far too quickly
For our nature to keep up.
--Sam Allen
Crickets chirp tonight
A symphony of insects
Wonders of nature
That we should strive to enjoy
Free concerts are hard to find.
--Sam Allen
The river flows by
Knocking at the door of land
It seems very calm
But also had great danger
Pushing onward to the sea
--Sam Allen
Dust blows from dry fields
Is that the despair of earth?
To blow dry ever?
No, in fall, rains blow again
And then all land shall rejoice.
--Sam Allen
I cannot see time
That shall blow on distant shores
Or know what happens
To those that sail from my sight
But perhaps I will dream it.
--Sam Allen
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 4
Rain blows on the peak
Washing over ashen slopes
What is the cause here?
A senseless battle for naught
None shall win in this anguish.
--Sam Allen
Beauty lies inside
Shouting through an eagle’s eye
Shining bright within
And burning outward ever
Can anyone really see?
--Sam Allen
Look me in the eye
And see if you say again
That I do not know
Why I have been against you
And you evoke rage in me.
--Sam Allen
The truth in this world
Just as in any other
Can be hard to find
If you don’t know where to look
You must consider them all.
--Sam Allen
A flower blooms bright
But it will be gone quickly
What do I imply?
That which is best shall soon leave
And should be seen while it stays.
--Sam Allen
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 5
Are you breathing now?
Is there breath inside of you?
Then you have something.
Never waste any you have
It could leave any day.
--Sam Allen
If you wish to have
More than you already do
Think of changing now
How you use what you hold to
And you’ll find that you have more.
--Sam Allen
Finding what you want
Is not what you expected
Small thing, and simpler
You’ll find are more than you thought
More than more, and more, and more.
--Sam Allen
A fire that burns high
Can burn what you thought was grandstable
But when the ash falls
Strong new shoots come from the ground
Growing back the old forest.
--Sam Allen
When I see waves crash
Upon the rocks of the land
I compare to war
The endless push of the tide
An unwilling fight continues.
--Sam Allen
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 6
The spring floods have come
In the whispering waters
I cannot cross now.
--Sam Allen
When the fall changes
The leaves to vibrant colors
They then quickly die.
--Sam Allen
A Hawk in Four Seasons
Spring
The spring has come now
Bringing things to life again
I’ll go stretch my wings.
Summer
Ah, the sun and heat
That summer has now brought me
A big fat gopher.
Fall
The cold is coming
And fall turns leaves to colors
Brightening my hunt.
Winter
The winter and cold
Where has all of my food gone?
I think I will rest.
--Sam Allen
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 7
Listen to the wolf
Howling in the winter storm
A sad song of loss?
--Sam Allen
Distant melody
A bright summer meadowlark
Sings up to the sky.
--Sam Allen
The summer is hot.
The sun is always shining.
The blue sky is clear.
The gentle breeze is cooling.
I wish it would last always.
--Patrik Baker
The tree is cool white
The wood looks so soft and young
I am sad it died.
--Patrik Baker
I awake to light
The sun shines bright in the sky
I get up and walk
So many miles
A state of weakness.
--Cade Clary
The trees with brown leaves
Snow fills the sky full with white
The night is quiet.
--Cade Clary
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 8
The leaves are orange
The birds sing songs of the day
Then night comes, and quiet.
--Cade Clary
Trees sway in the breeze
The birds sing songs of the day
Night comes and silence.
--Cade Clary
Jagged peaks loom here
Stumble up the face ahead
Perpetual climb
Triumph fills my blood and veins
Descent begins in earnest.
--Ruby Donaghu
Clouds appear so dark
Thunder claps boom overhead.
Will the bolts strike me?
Am I completely safe here?
The sun will rise brightly again.
--Ruby Donaghu
So cold it is now
Snowflakes drift toward winter’s floor
They bring with them joy.
--Ruby Donaghu
Heat rises in waves
Cool water laps at my skin
Summer beckons me.
--Ruby Donaghu
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 9
My dying wishes
Are my most amazing things
The blossoms call me
To my starting places here
And the lights closing around
--Bjorn Dyer
Splish, splash, car goes crash
Involuntary swimming
Summer dries my bones.
--Bjorn Dyer
River flowing in
The background. The sun is
Glowing bright. Dust in
The horizon. The shining
Glow fails to be beaming.
--James Ericson
Water falling kids
Laughter is in the background
Blue sky with sunblock.
--James Ericson
The stream flows silent
The cherry blossom tree drinks
I sit down and watch
There is nothing I can do
The great emperor shall die.
--Connor Evans
Snow falls silently
The sky, a menacing grey
Daring you to come.
--Connor Evans
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 10
Plums are in blossom.
The trees are awakening.
The springtime is here.
Beware of rain in Portland.
No matter what, we have fun.
--Mia Ewell
In the summer breeze
Colorful flowers bloom quick
The sun goes down slow.
--Mia Ewell
Consider nature
Some people have opinions
Not everyone knows
I think space is natural
Serene, frightening, beauty.
--Aaron Freedman
My life, worth living
Spending days in the forest
Sorrow, all must go
Disappear in front of me
Nothing here now, all must go.
--Aaron Freedman
The pain in his eyes
The same as the pain in mine
For we are different
Maybe we will meet later
Or maybe not, but we laugh.
--Aaron Freedman
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 11
For I am not here
But if I were, maybe
I would get along
But here I hide, in the folds
Sit here, all but forgotten.
--Aaron Freedman
My life is sad
But yours doesn’t have to be
Rejoice in the bells
You go out into the world
And maybe I will go, too.
--Aaron Freedman
What you say about
My poems, they are too dark
It is only life
This is how I deal with mine
And you can only do yours
--Aaron Freedman
Wherever you are
You will read this history
Not in the place I sat
And my words might reach to you
And only I will be blessed.
--Aaron Freedman
An old man speaking
Sitting in the wood forest
Better days have gone.
--Aaron Freedman
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 12
The crickets chirping
Eating fallen crumbs of food
Like people eating candy
Always hungry, never enough
People eat sweets like crickets.
--Kaleb Garity
Sitting here listening
Waiting for the glorious bell
We are like a hive
Waiting for the queen’s orders
We are like a bee’s nest.
--Kaleb Garity
The jumping crickets
Flying in the summer sun
Dying all too soon.
--Kaleb Garity
Watching the rain fall
Reflection in the water
Bittersweet longing
Dreaming of a better place
Witnessing dawn grow full.
--Olivia Geist
Long tentacles move
Shutting out the world with ink
Fitting in small holes.
--Olivia Geist
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 13
The cherry blossoms
Awakened by the sunlight
Their scented flowers
Moving in the gentle breeze
Bringing me hopes of summer.
--Sophia Geist
Flowers in the spring
Planting, growing, blossoming
Their pretty petals.
--Sophia Geist
Blossom on the tree
Falling, dying, wilting thing
On the rock it clings
No water to drink to see
A tiger runs by to sip.
--Walker Greene
Snow slams into glass
Inside, I’m warm from fire
Outside I am cold.
--Walker Greene
A small glass bottle
Holding a special message
To travel by sea
Destination is unknown
Quite a journey it will have
--Angelica Hatziyannis
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 14
Pink cherry blossoms
Slowly falling from their branches
Scattered through the fields
Dancing softly in the breeze
Beautifully delicate
--Angelica Hatziyannis
Waves crash on the shore
Darkness replaced by dawn
Birds chirp melodies
----Angelica Hatziyannis
As blue as the sea
As bright as the ocean floor
My life is a storm
The smell of love makes me shake
My strange life is magical.
--Lanaireoje Hayes
The bright sun is out
Bathing suits and swimming pools
It’s time to party!
--Lanaireoje Hayes
The chirps overhead
Soft swaying while being pushed by wind
Green leaves fall gently
The golden sunbeams ground
Summer heat, never warmer.
--Fiona Herron
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 15
The soft, drumming rain
Pit, pat, pit, pat, pit, pat, pit
I look out the window
Puddles start to collect here
But I wait inside.
--Fiona Herron
Lies drive all stories
White lies create happiness
Normal lies break friends
Lies are wanted and hated
But yet lies are never needed.
--Fiona Herron
Rain on my window
Autumn’s coldness slows us down
Waiting for the warmth.
--Fiona Herron
Spring trees bloom rare
Pale pinks, bright green, gorgeous red
Sun shines upon us.
--Fiona Herron
The tree stands up tall
The leaves flow with the light breeze
Brown bark falls off
Many others will compete
It provides paper for us.
--Kyle Ho
Trees sway with the wind
Leaves turn orange in fall
Fall into the earth.
--Kyle Ho
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 16
The beautiful trees
They fuel the fire of life
That warms body and heart
Fiery humans build factories
Smog and death upon the lands.
--Carter Johnson
Fall is here and cold
The frog is gray and lifeless
Soon the frost will come.
--Carter Johnson
It is brown and green
Textured rough, also sappy
Kids play with the leaves
People watch branches falling
Trees are fun through all seasons.
--Charlie Knott
The rain is falling
The flowers are starting to
Grow all their petals.
--Charlie Knott
Nature is so green
The city is a sad gray
Life is dark blue
Many people in the world
But there is no one like you.
--Juan Lázaro
White snow falling
Winter is here right now
The cold has returned.
--Juan Lázaro
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 17
A sweet-smelling rose
Prickly thorns and long-leafed stem
Petals all around
Light reddish sunset color
Blissful romance.
--Judy Lewis
A cherry blossom
Baby pink and deep fuchsia
Sweet serenity.
--Judy Lewis
Light shines down on me
Blossoms shine in the night
White color of light
I smell the greatest berries
In a flash it turns to dream.
--Hudson Longaker
Pink blossoms shine bright
Ice melts in the heat
The sky is blue.
--Hudson Longaker
Summer is now here
The sun is very warming
The sky is bright blue.
--Hudson Longaker
The sky is bright blue
It is passed, I shoot the ball
The green grass trips me
I hear the ball slowly roll away
A white blue goes through the orange.
--Kate Loop
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 18
Dark black eating away
The sky turns red, not a pink
Why won’t it be blue?
A force of madness rises over
No way to escape, only to stay.
--Kate Loop
Snow falls from the sky
A white glow shines on the trees
No sound comes from this.
--Kate Loop
Hot sun is shining
Reddish sunburns soon to come
Ice cream in the park
All my friends playing soccer
Summer is the best.
--Lirit Lucero-Bair
Baby seal, there you lie
Stranded on a beach to die
Baby seal, please, why, oh, why
Head back to water and live
Live in the ocean, do not die.
--Jake Melville
When the wind blows hard
The leaves will all off the tree
Summer is now over.
--Jake Melville
The swift and smart fox
Looks here and there for its food
Scampering up trees
Fiery, orange fur.
--Marcos Mercado
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 19
Winter in Portland
Dark clouds bring steady rainfall
Cold feeling inside.
--Marcos Mercado
Bland. Boring. Dull. Gray.
I could tell you I love it.
I don’t like to lie.
Out through the glass, city streets.
All so happy. In a daze.
--Steijha Meserole
Her pearly white teeth
She knows she is everything
The clouds. Wispy, fake.
Puts her feet up, no worries.
Those green things buy everything.
--Steijha Meserole
Your misogyny
I dislike your way of thought.
Dehumanizing.
Objectifying.
Your sexism is not cool, bro.
--Steijha Meserole
Summer happiness.
Family, friends. Hot-swim-cool.
Laughing, food, happy.
--Steijha Meserole
Spring is where sun comes.
Bounces from the clouds like spring.
Hopes rise for summer.
--Steijha Meserole
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 20
Beautiful tulips
Wavy dancing side to side
The pretty flowers
Smell like breezy nice weather
I hear the swoosh of the wind
--Samrana Munye
Hot summer day
The strong rays shine in my eyes
The warm sun surrounds me.
--Samrana Munye
Slowly traveling
Under the red cherry trees
Avoiding the crunch
The ever evasive prey
Swimming, swimming, swimming, crunch!
--Jackson Nevin
The fish swims upstream
Into the winter ocean
Only to be caught.
--Jackson Nevin
Javier the cold
Peaceful, black, white, grass, creature
Munching on wet food
Delicious, yummy, greasy
Prancing around the garden.
--Ashley Neukamm
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 21
The peaceful meadow
Quietly snapping photos
Blossom petals fan
Stone cold ground, enter the park
Learn the secret; then never leave.
--Ashley Neukamm
The mountain peak shines
Snowy footprints mark the way
Howling of the wolves
Stepping on the stone pathway
Leading me to my future.
--Ashley Neukamm
The beautiful snow
Prancing in the wanderlust
Sky swirling above.
--Ashley Neukamm
Trapped in scenery
Petals falling from above
Now dead on the ground.
--Ashley Neukamm
I sit and I wait
I can hear the wind moving
It is coming soon
All I see is the darkness
It’s in the blink of an eye.
--Cormac O’Hagan
Shadow on the ground
It looks so familiar
Now too cold to see.
--Cormac O’Hagan
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 22
The sand burns your feet
Oceans crash in the distance
The ice cream cone melts
Beach balls float to the blue sky
People laugh as they run.
--Quinn Olivadotti-Peters
Snow falls on the ground
The trees sparkle in the light
Skies turn blue again.
--Quinn Olivadotti-Peters
Water falling down
People running for cover
Zap, green to brown, dead
Burning to the ground, to dust
Spreading through land, smooth to rough.
--Jack Pedersen
Leaves fly over the
Pond where the frog jumps around
And the fish swim, too.
--Jack Pedersen
The beginning starts
Little white cherry blossoms
Blooming gracefully
Growing slowly every day
Into this beautiful world.
--Tiana Pham
Colors red and brown
Autumn winds whip around us
Leaves fall so slowly.
--Tiana Pham
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 23
Light gray fluffy fur
Small soundless paws with white trim
Like a shadowed tree
Perfect little ears and nose
Smells like a cool, fresh rain … cat.
--Lauren Polte
Red, orange, yellow
Bright, colorful, crunchy leaves
Loud, happy people.
--Lauren Polte
Green, color of life
Many shades of each season
Vibrant branches sway
Gently they capture my eyes
Add freshness to a new day.
--Daniel Prigodin
Color of jet blue
It is one I like, it’s true
It’s blue but better
It astounds the mind and eyes
It will show with great surprise
--Daniel Prigodin
Leaves changing seasons
Pumpkin pie, apple cider
Visions of autumn
--Daniel Prigodin
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 24
Flash of blue-gray steel
Megalon shark swims forward
Looking for its prey
Hundreds of jagged-sharp teeth
Cut like cold daggers.
--Ulyses Sanchez-Barrios
Happy and playful
Light brown, snow-white, and puffed gray
Pomeranian.
--Ulyses Sanchez-Barrios
Chickens run under
The trees. This is what it was
Like, before the day
When the farmers came and took
Them away for the feasting.
--Griffin Schmitt
Forty-two, the one
Answer to life some say, but
I say that anyone
Who says that is a lying
Fraud, and a witch, burn, burn them!
--Griffin Schmitt
The majestic crane
Flies through the sky, lands in the
Swamp. Hunts for its food.
--Griffin Schmitt
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 25
A dying flower
Wilting because of one thing
It lacks hydration
Just a tiny bit thirsty
Wishing it had some water.
--Connor Schulz
A tree flowers bright
Spreading like the summer heat
Petals are flying.
--Connor Schulz
Pretty autumn leaves
Bright orange, red, and yellow
Crisp and clean fall air
Leaves falling all around us
Waiting for winter to start.
--Ella Shanahan
Snow falling slowly
Drifting so beautifully
Quiet and peaceful.
--Ella Shanahan
Beautiful mountains
Rivers with ice-cold water
Crisp cold snow
Tall trees everywhere with frost
White sparkly snow everywhere.
--Zoe Simmons
Crazy winter ice
Snowmen standing untouched
The spring is coming.
--Zoe Simmons
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 26
Sitting by a pond
Thinking of a life beyond
Getting grades and scores
Clouds, trees, lakes, and the birds’ songs
This world is where I belong.
--Thomas Stabler-Kerr
Stumbling, rotting corpse
Collapsing under summer
Drags me to the void.
--Thomas Stabler-Kerr
My black fuzzy slug
Black with enormous white spots
Tongue sticks out of mouth
Moving gracefully all around
Loves to eat food, drink water.
--Tillie Stoner
Warm white summer room
Playing outside all day long
Sleepover always.
--Tillie Stoner
Cats are amazing
Many cast can see in blue and red
Some cats climb trees
Rarely any cats cannot kill spiders
Cats are amazing creatures.
--Thomas Taylor
The snow falls down on
Plush land below the sky’s light
A cold winter’s night.
--Thomas Taylor
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 27
Happy Ramona
Always waddles through the house
Bringing big smiles
A dog under the table
Trying to find food to eat.
--Veronica Thede
The tide is full out
With the sound of gulls and waves
A big shark swims by.
--Veronica Thede
Love is like blossoms
No one can understand it
Blossoms can die fast
If you never felt love
Be glad that you didn’t yet.
--Maria Tran
Winter is here now
Be prepared for the coldness
It will be the best.
--Maria Tran
The chirping crickets
Running water, flowing by
Tree blossoms of blue
A beautiful evening
As the orange summit sun sets.
--Owen Traw
The chirping crickets
Basking, humming in the sand
Not knowing what waits.
--Owen Traw
Tanka and Haiku Poetry: Ms. Coyne’s 7th Grade Core Classes, June 2015 - 28
The air smells sweet here
Like birds in the air
The sun is shining
The sky is blue, I feel joy
Is this kind of joy good?
--Aaron Young
A dandelion
Vibrant yellow with green stem
Picked but unwanted.
--Aaron Young