These tanka are written in the traditional short-long-short-long-long format which should contain 31 syllables of less.
First two lines of each tanka should be grammatically connected. The third line is most important as it reflects back on the first two lines and leads into the last two lines. The forth and fifth lines should evoke an emotional reaction from the reader.
I love writing Japanese Short Form and hope you enjoy reading.

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