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Alina Happy Hansen

Writer in San Francisco, CA

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Cooking

April 6, 2025April 6, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
person cooking in pot

Cooking ground beef and

Boiling pasta in water 

Drain, sauce to pan add

pasta, meat and I think of

how time moves, slipping past us.


Happy National Poetry Month! This poem is written in Tanka form, learn more about this form.

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A Drink

March 27, 2025March 27, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
old tvs in a room

A drink for the night

Crisp golden ale with some chips

A show, a laugh, yes

Simple moments like this to

Take the mind away once more.


Liked this poem? Read Honeybees Playing or The Rain Falls.

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Honeybees Playing

March 19, 2025March 19, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
insects flying over lotus flower

Honeybees playing

Bouncing and buzzing between

Flowers and I slip

Into daydreams of summer

Into nightmares of winter


Liked this poem? Read The Rain Falls or Blue Sky.

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The Rain Falls

March 12, 2025March 12, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
raining in the city

The rain falls and I 

Drink tea and type quietly 

Words spill out but do

They mean anything in the

Morning light, in the quiet hour?


Liked this poem? Try Blue Sky or Hot Earl Grey Tea.

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Blue Sky

March 6, 2025March 6, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
white clouds and blue sky

Blue sky and white clouds

Crisp Spring air kisses softly 

Time slips by but words

Linger, how many days? Years?

It’s been too long, where are you?


Liked this poem? Try Hot Earl Grey Tea or Somewhere Far Away.

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