General Poetry posted July 23, 2014


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tanka-contest entry

tanka (the last Spix macaw)

by michaelcahill

the last Spix macaw
memories to soar with
empty nest
every dream fulfilled
one soul has flown- one to follow 



tanka writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
write one tanka about: soulmates

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5 lines in short/long/short/long/long using 31 syllables or less (preferably less).

two interconnected lines of concrete imagery in lines 1&2

the satori (line 3) is the pivot line and must be able to be read with both the first two lines and the second two lines

two interconnected lines from a different pov (point-of-view) in lines 4&5


*for this contest, lines 1-3 are written from the pov of one person, and lines 4&5 are written from the pov of the partner

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present tense
little punctuation
the title must look like this: tanka (line 1)

no....
no rhyme anywhere, in any way
no pictures/artwork
no author's notes

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*see details in announcement for example

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Pays one point and 2 member cents.


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