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japanese poetry- tanka style
Tanka- has 31 syllables written in two parts.
The first part is same as Haiku- 5,7,5 and
the second part is 7, 7.
An example of tanka structure;
My restless spirit
Long to see island's north shore
They share her beauty
Sparkling waters with tourists
As I plan Nantucket cruise
Barbara Writes
13 years 3 months ago
hi Mark
Your idea is a japenese form of poetry call Renga where friends add their own idea to a section of the poem creating one poem, . Is that your thinking?
Barbara Writes
13 years 3 months ago
Mark I only count 7
Long|to|see|is|lands|north|shore
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
This is Tanka not haiku or senyru lol
Barbara Writes
13 years 3 months ago
thanks beau i have very little education in poety writing
So I figure by helping others with my blogs I can learn more myself.
glad you find them beneficial.