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Modern Tanka Suite (for rules ck my author notes)
A chapter in the book 2024 Japanese Poetry
Our Love Began
by Gypsy Blue Rose
our love began
in the wings of chance— I never thought you would come into my life bearing gifts of love and charm before I knew it your soul slipped into mine flowing through my veins with unwavering aim straight to my heart our breaths rise and fall in unison from dawn till dawn on the wings of spring breeze braided with jasmine scent and clear creek whispers |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. The first English poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure resulting in Tanka poems that were too long compared to Japanese tanka because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love.
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Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid.
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click here to read tanka society of America information
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Thank you very much for your time and kind review.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid.
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