Tanka Train

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rida
Gender None specified
Points 60
Reviews 47
Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:05 am
rida says... · Fri Mar 26, 2021 10:05 am
The sun may burn skies
But I’ll sink back into my cave
Why can’t I love the dark?
What’s wrong with being different?
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Valkyria
Gender Female
Points 14714
Reviews 237
Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:44 pm
Valkyria says... · Fri Mar 26, 2021 1:44 pm
They look down at me
What's wrong with being different?
I am just unique
So, I don't act like the norm
I'm me, and that's good enough
There is always something left to love.
- One Hundred Years of Solitude
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Liminality
Gender Female
Points 61171
Reviews 622
Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:39 pm
Liminality says... · Sun Mar 28, 2021 12:39 pm
With the rain pouring,
I'm me, and that's good enough
for each storm-swayed tree,
as speckles of remaining
morning float through the grey sheets.
she/her
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junipers
Gender Female
Points 2569
Reviews 95
Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:15 pm
junipers says... · Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:15 pm
Summer

laying in hammocks
morning float through the gray sheets
could life be better?
drinking lemonade when the
sun is out never gets old
psalm 147:3- he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.

love ya
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momonster
Gender Female
Points 1403
Reviews 106
Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:59 pm
momonster says... · Tue Jun 22, 2021 3:59 pm
watching clouds when the
sun is out never gets old.
they come in all shapes,
and colors you never knew.
clouds truly are beautiful!
previously MomoandAppa, LordMomo, MomoMajesty, and dancingontheclouds
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Starve
Gender Male
Points 400
Reviews 66
Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:48 am
Starve says... · Thu Jun 24, 2021 10:48 am
Storms

in the open sky
clouds truly are beautiful.
Behind stormy eyes
too, but I caused only one.
Their downpours make me quake now.
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alliyah
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Gender Female
Points 136272
Reviews 1283
Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:33 pm
alliyah says... · Thu Jun 24, 2021 2:33 pm
river in reverse,
this downpour makes me question
'does losing the sun
make you love her more or less?'
are we all just light-longing?
you should know i am a time traveler &
there is no season as achingly temporary as now
but i have promised to return
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Liminality
Gender Female
Points 61171
Reviews 622
Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:14 pm
Liminality says... · Tue Jul 06, 2021 2:14 pm
I watch sunbeams stretch --
aren't we all just light-longing?
wanting day's summer
to last, heat invites itself
in a cloak of humid air.
she/her
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cryptologenic
Gender Female
Points 233
Reviews 12
Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:04 am
cryptologenic says... · Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:04 am
Yesterday I slept
in a cloak of humid air.
Only it could soothe
my equatorial heart
beating into the summer.
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rida
Gender None specified
Points 60
Reviews 47
Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:39 am
rida says... · Tue Oct 19, 2021 9:39 am
Spring surrenders, June
Slipping into summer; I’ve
Still kept yesterday’s
Letters; summer reminds me
Of past’s pain, of you
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Liminality
Gender Female
Points 61171
Reviews 622
Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:24 am
Liminality says... · Fri Nov 05, 2021 10:24 am
Hot humid evening,
of past's pain, of you,
a remembering --
the ceiling fan beats the air
while continuing to spin.
she/her
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Hijinks
Gender Other
Points 21923
Reviews 455
Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:45 pm
Hijinks says... · Wed Jan 19, 2022 9:45 pm
she lies on her bed
while continuing to spin
through a billboard of
thoughts -- quiz matches you to song!
deluxe mattresses for sleep!
When you're faced with something you don't understand, I think the most natural thing but also least interesting thing you can be is afraid.

-- Hank Green

they/them
(previously whatchamacallit and Seirre)
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fatherfig
Gender Male
Points 0
Reviews 110
Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:29 pm
fatherfig says... · Tue Mar 22, 2022 12:29 pm
im not one who needs
deluxe mattresses for sleep
satisfied by all
forms in which sleep comes i am
happy with aged stained old matts
[insert inspirational quote here]
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momonster
Gender Female
Points 1403
Reviews 106
Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:34 pm
momonster says... · Sun Mar 27, 2022 11:34 pm
i have tried to be
happy with aged stained old mats
but once they start to
fade and rip and tear and shred
the time comes to part with them
previously MomoandAppa, LordMomo, MomoMajesty, and dancingontheclouds
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WeepingWisteria
Gender Trans Masc Non-binary
Points 15018
Reviews 109
Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:04 pm
WeepingWisteria says... · Mon Mar 28, 2022 11:04 pm
Plants wither away
The time comes to part with them
Leaves disintegrate
But this flower of ours last
This bloom in our hearts survives
They/he

“the wist i knew would never allow a straight boy in their stories” ~Omni
“Hi Omni can I request wist get the role mom friend :]" ~winter
“ah yes, fear Wist's smile :) <- speaks of layers and layers of secrets” ~mint
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