Silence beseeches
thoughts turning inward at last
worldly concerns
lost in my introspection
illuminating secrets.
Author notes
Tanka
Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five,
seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)
The 5/7/5/7/7 rule is rumored to have been made up for school children to understand and learn
this type of poetry. For an in depth description of Haiku, please visit the Shadow Poetry Haiku,
Senryu, and Tanka section.
Love you baby.
In a list
A contest entry
- Delightful Shortforms by delightfulmess.
1200 points, ended October 21, 2007, 19 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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this was a great write and used a wonderful form
it was beautifully written
well done dad and best of luck
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Yet another great form.
Best of luck to you in the contest.
I am sure she will appreciate this piece.
Thanks for sharing.
Tory
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