Sunset Tanka
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Sow
Sow, sow, sow, and sow
Sowing good is life’s purpose
Sow in your visions.
Tokpisin
Planim, na plannim
Painim, gutpla em laip yet
Planim lo driman.
Fire Flys
Sparks rise
from the burning fir wood
dance like fireflies
TOKPISIN
Paia lait plai
kam lo diwai pine paiawod
danis olsem paia plais
Yellow bud opens
The bees are busy
Tree’s yellow blossom invites
A pollen shower
Rainy March
March is still raining
Jasmine buds open new leaves
Flashing glossy look
Tokpisin
Mun March em rain yet
Nupla lips blo Jasmine op
Lips shine olsem glass
Sunset flower
You got me kneeling
I was passing by, seeing you
I captured a shot
Tokpisin
Mi nil daun lo yu
Mi walkabout na lukim yu
Mi kisim poto
March
Welcome this month
Bloom opens for merry March
Be grateful each day
Tokpisin
Welkam disla mun
Plawa amamas lo March
Tenk yu olgeta de
Anthurium
Anthurium Delight
Yellow lime showing
Spreading her wings for the light
Only those who see
Tokpisin
Yalo lime soim
Spreadim wings blo em lo lait
Lo husait lukim
Flowers Give
Blooms are temporay
for dahlia, her smile turns bright
and her soft tears falls
to cover the earth beneath
In hasrh conditions, she gives
In The Air
Bird’s Eye View
Having bird’s eye view
High above the sky looking
below, land in sight
Tokpisin Translation
Lukluk Lo Ai Blo Pisin
Lukim lo ai blo
pisin, antap lo skai luk
kam daun, graun blo lend.
Joan's flower poem 
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