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Alina Happy Hansen

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Tag: poem

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

Blue January

January 19, 2025January 19, 2025 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet
golden gate bridge san francisco california

Blue January

sky, crisp air nips with whipping

wind. My face is cold

Seconds slip past and I feel

this new year sliding away.


Liked this poem? Try Backyard or Rain Pours.

Posted in PoetryTagged 2025, alina happy hansen, california, creative, creative writing, new year, poem, poetry, poetry writing, san francisco, tanka, 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

Rain Pours

December 24, 2024December 24, 2024 Alina H. Hansen Writer & Poet

Rain pours, morning sky

glows gray fog settles low and

warm scent of coffee

flowers through the apartment

pups soft snore, murmurs in bed.


Liked this poem? Read Destruction or Waking.

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

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