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POEM STARTER
Write a tanaga about how sunshine makes you feel.
A tanaga is a form of Filipino poetry often compared to haikus. Tanagas use 4 lines of 7 syllables each, and are often full of metaphors.
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Warm rays dance upon her skin,
Whispers of light's soft embrace,
Nature sings a tender hymn,
Sun's love, unseen, leaves its trace.
Golden streams from cloudless space,
Beauty that her heart perceives.
Sunlight’s gentle touch of grace,
In darkness, light she receives.
Blue skies send a gentle kiss,
Blindness hides not warmth's caress.
Heart at peace in Summers Bliss,
Felt, not seen, her wo...
She is far away right now…
But reaches out when she can.
She tries to light a small flame
In the darkness of my eyes.
Like a parent abroad,
I feel her love in moments
Of brief fleeting daylight
And then she is out of sight.
O Sun, don’t set
Just yet
O Sun,
Please rise again soon
Sometimes I feel
Her presence behind me
Like a kind hand
On my shoulder
She weaves through
the falling snow
As...
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