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Tanka
Tanka/短歌 [a form of waka/和歌] is a style of Japanese poetry that follows a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure and pattern of short/long/short/long/long lines. I use for the 5-7-5-7-7 form as well as a shortened 3-5-3-5-5 and 1-3-1-3-1-1.
Tank, #47
Sitting by a curtained Window, Thursday’s cars drone on. Could it be they still Stubbornly deny that stark Suffering? The birds of Fajr.
Apr, 17
Tanka, #45
standing in the check-out line she swipes my card: approved. I live to fight another day.
Jul, 31
Tanka, #42
Mystery: Such is a window To a child. Now we all stare out Windows bored to death.
Jul, 26
Tanka, #41
Sitting here On a moving train One might think The world’s troubles have Gone away. Here’s my stop.
Jul, 26