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5/7/5/7/7 Tanka for the Contest
A chapter in the book One Thousand Cranes
A Thousand Nights
by Gypsy Blue Rose
a thousand lone nights waiting in our meeting place knowing you won't come — where bleeding-heart flowers bloom and the last spix macaw cries |
Tanka Poetry Contest contest entry
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The last Spix Macaw lived from 2009 to 2019 in Brazil which was the bird's home. It's extinct since 2019.
The bleeding heart flowers are native to China, Korea, and Japan.
Tanka is one of the oldest types of Japanese poetry. It begun in the Emperial Court, where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night of lovemaking.
Tanka in Japan, is 31 syllables in a 5/7/5/7/7 form, but in English is 31 syllables OR LESS
For examples click here
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and 2 member cents. The bleeding heart flowers are native to China, Korea, and Japan.
Tanka is one of the oldest types of Japanese poetry. It begun in the Emperial Court, where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night of lovemaking.
Tanka in Japan, is 31 syllables in a 5/7/5/7/7 form, but in English is 31 syllables OR LESS
For examples click here
Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.
Gypsy
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