General Poetry posted March 11, 2017 | Chapters: | ...12 13 -14- 17... |
a reflection tanka
A chapter in the book Tanka Waka
tanka (fall memories)
by Gypsy Blue Rose
Fall memories of meticulously mowed lawn prickles my mind, oh how I wish my man was here to cut the neglected grass! |
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I read a tanka by Izumi Shikibu and while pondering the meaning of the poem, I was inspired to write my own one.
Both tanka are different but share similar sentiments. I found it to be a good reflection exercise.
please cleack here if you want to read the definition of tanka
Thank you for reading me,
Gypsy Haijin Sensei
Fanstory Haiku Instructor and Poet
Member of the Haiku Society of America
~*~ a new haiku class every month ~*~
Undisturbed,
my garden fills
with summer growth!
how I wish for one
who would push the big grass aside.
Tanka is a Japanese Poetic form that has been around since the 7th century. It's unrhymed and under 31 syllables with a 5/7/5/7/7 pattern. This pattern is not a strict rule since English syllables and Japanese ONJI are so different. Most English tanka contain 20 to 25 syllables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka
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and 2 member cents. Both tanka are different but share similar sentiments. I found it to be a good reflection exercise.
please cleack here if you want to read the definition of tanka
Thank you for reading me,
Gypsy Haijin Sensei
Fanstory Haiku Instructor and Poet
Member of the Haiku Society of America
~*~ a new haiku class every month ~*~
Undisturbed,
my garden fills
with summer growth!
how I wish for one
who would push the big grass aside.
Tanka is a Japanese Poetic form that has been around since the 7th century. It's unrhymed and under 31 syllables with a 5/7/5/7/7 pattern. This pattern is not a strict rule since English syllables and Japanese ONJI are so different. Most English tanka contain 20 to 25 syllables. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka
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