Tanka
The Tanka is a Haiku. It focuses on nature and the seasons, but is a bit longer than the Haiku. It consists of 5 lines for a total of 31 syllables, with lots of expression and musicality.
The syllables per line are according to the following pattern:
5 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 7.
An Ending
Her words pierced my heart
more completely than a sword,
pain raw and intense.
Now, sun is gone from my sky,
my body is full of tears.
5 comments:
perhaps the moon could soften sad shadows =)
I love the tanka. I like them in sets of three.You sound very upset
Marianne...so unlike you to write a poem like that.I wonder what has happened.
A beautifully sad poem, nicely executed tanka, Marianne. You do so well with form poetry.
Pamela
Nicely done. But then, I always love the dark stuff. I'm going to try one or two.
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