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Alina Happy Hansen

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Tag: tanka poem

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.

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

Backyard

January 12, 2025January 12, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet

Palm trees sway in the

backyard quiet gurgle of

the waterfall fall-

-ing into the pool, crows caw

as I close my eyes to sleep


Liked this poem? Try Rain Pours or Destruction.

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

Drums

October 27, 2024October 27, 2024 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
group of men playing drums along the street

drums along the side-

walk buckets upside down they

beat and sing echoing

words sunrise to dark and I

slip through sound gazing at sky


Liked this poem? Try Raven Croaks.

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

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