#tanka poems on Hello Poetry

Namika Umata 1d

You do not know me
You are far away from me
Yet still I love you
What is the purpose of this?
This question has no answer

#tanka

Ashlee Carpenter Jul 26

held back light (tanka poem)

maybe it was me,
was it my very presence,
stopping you from light,
The light that gave you reason,
to finally live.

#relatable #metaphors #tanka

lisagrace Jul 20

4. Inheritance

I stare at my feet
My home where I should be
Magic is dead here
Alagaësia calls me
I speak in the ancient tongue

The fourth and final poem in my Inheritance Cycle-inspired tanka series.
A quiet return to what still calls me—magic, language, and the self I thought I’d lost.
If you’ve read any part of this journey, thank you. It means more than you know.

– Lisa 🐉

#tanka #poetry #inheritancecycle #eragon #alagaesia #magic #reclamation #fantasy #finalpoem #ancientlanguage

lisagrace Jul 20

3. Departure

The ink fades to beige
A voice pulls me from the page
But the boughs and hills remain
Desperately, I muster
My eyes, alight—brisingr

The third poem in my four-part tanka series inspired by The Inheritance Cycle.
That moment when you're pulled back to reality, but part of you still lingers in the story.
The magic stays with you—even after the book closes.

#tanka #poetry #inheritancecycle #eragon #reading #bookmagic #escapism #fantasy #alagaesia #brisingr

lisagrace Jul 19

2. Dwelling

He hunts in the Spine
The woods erupt warmth and light
The deer bolts, affright
A blue stone? No – dragon’s egg
She, Saphira Bjartskular.

The second in a four-part tanka series inspired by The Inheritance Cycle.
A quiet moment before everything changes—fear, fate, and something ancient stirring in the Spine.

Stay tuned for the next piece in the series.

#tanka #poetry #inheritancecycle #eragon #saphira #fantasy #dragon #alagaesia #bookinspired #fear

lisagrace Jul 19

1. Discovery

Dust motes catch the light
The world sighs in shades of grey
My hand reaches it—
A blue cover, curled edges
One sharp breath, I turn the page

The first in a four-part tanka series inspired by The Inheritance Cycle.
This one marks the beginning: the moment when everything changes.

Watch for the next poem in the collection if you like—each follows a different stage of the journey.

#tanka #poetry #inheritancecycle #fantasy #discovery #beginning #awakening #magic #saphira #eragon

LL 1d

Wreckage | Tanka

they keep promising
that flowers would grow around
this wreckage — even
if a garden bloomed, this car
just won't run
the same
again

2015/115

#tanka

Mrs Ashley Somebody Jun 13

Muscle Memory

I still turn and look.
I hear her in the whispers
From years of instinct.
Her spirit might not haunt me
But ev'ry shadow is hers.

Poem for Lily.

#tanka #57577 #grieving #memory #loss #petdeath