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Alina Happy Hansen

Writer in San Francisco, CA

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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.

Posted in PoetryTagged alina happy hansen, california, creative, poem, poetry, san francisco, tanka poem, tanka poetry, writer

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.

Posted in PoetryTagged alina happy hansen, california, creative, nature poetry, poem, poet, poetry, san francisco, tanka poem, tanka poetry, writer, writing

Hot Earl Grey Tea

February 22, 2025February 22, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet

Hot earl grey tea in

the morning a quiet cry 

lingers in the blood

the people in a panic

“Leaders” calling themselves kings


Liked this poem? Read Somewhere Far Away or Hazelnut Coffee.

Posted in PoetryTagged alina happy hansen, creative writing, original, poem, poet, poetry, politics, project 2025, tea, writer

Somewhere Far Away

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
tops of city skyscrapers diminishing in smog

Sidewalk dark with rain

Fog hangs low, clinging to cars

What are you doing?

Somewhere far away, alone

I breathe in cold air


Liked this poem? Try Hazelnut Coffee or Blue January.

Posted in PoetryTagged alina happy hansen, california, creative writing, poem, poetry, san francisco, tanka, writer, writing

Hazelnut Coffee

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
photo of coffee mug on top of book

Hazelnut coffee

in the early gray morning 

I drink thoughts of death

Grappling with the loss of those

once living I read poetry


Liked this poem? Try Blue January or Backyard.

Posted in PoetryTagged alina happy hansen, california, coffee, creative, creative writing, death, poem, poetry, san francisco, tanka, tanka poetry, writer, writing

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