~oOo~
It nearly took a month by steamer for our arrival in Italy to be realized. But at last, the land of love, food, wine, with the ambiences of the Mediterranean nights as a backdrop for candle and torchlight was in our embrace.
My companion an I found our way to the southern vineyards, through a friend who knew our family of old before we migrated to the new world, so we got to see how vineyards used to be.
I in revive, acquired a state of mind, which took me back in spirit, to a time of simplistic life.
The wine is well pressed, and I am hard pressed to stay away.
~oOo~
~oOo~
wet sheen of softness
slick smooth shiny legs and thighs
ladies of the vats
skirts lifted sensuously;
sip slowly in rejoicing
~oOo~
could be here all day
bounty in form, legs and thighs
guilty in my lust
watching greedily in hope
sighting softness between~ sips
~oOo~
on a gentile day
laughing gaily, lifting high
legs and thighs reveal
reward of nectar in tub
garland of feminine charm
~oOo~
captivated lust
gift of a different sort
this vast vat today
my spirits rise with each step
lifting legs and thighs revealed
~oOo~
with each soft footstep
prancing, bruising fruit divine
so light in their dance
legs and thighs of grace behold
one last glance and taste be done
Author notes
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What is a Tanka?
The Tanka is a Japanese verse form, and its name is generally translated as "short poem" or "short song." It is an ancient form of syllabic Japanese poetry, popular in Japan since the 7th century (C.E.) or earlier.
History. The tanka developed during Japan's Heian period (794-1185 A.D.) as a poem to recognize an occasion (especially romantic). Women and men composed tanka. Often they wrote and sent the tanka to an actual or desired lover. Each line (or sound group) of a tanka can be a different one image or idea, with the resulting five lines flowing together as a greater whole. Modern tanka expresses many emotions including heartache, longing, and loss.
Examples. A Tanka tends to be lyrical, whereas a Haiku can be comparatively fragmented. Also, a Tanka was historically written for emotional purposes, to redirect someone's heart, whereas a Haiku is subtler in its evocation of emotion. "It is not as if you can just glue two haiku together to get a tanka. Within the tanka there is a switch of time, place, person, thing, or voice in order to create a leap or define a new relationship."
The Tanka Verse Form
by Joan Zimmerman
Western Sequences and Narratives.
“Many western poets have written groups of Haiku exploring varies aspects of one subject or theme. One of the more successful early practitioners of the Haiku sequences in Europe was the Spanish poet Antonio Machado, 1930. Also Robert Hayden, 1972. By 1974 Haiku magazine devoted several pages to Haiku sequences, many of them narratives. Today virtually all of the English language magazines publish sequences of Haiku. And during the last decade or so, several Haiku sequences have appeared that consist of poems which can stand separately, but are linked to one another as much the same way as the stanzas in a renga”.
The Haiku Handbook, how to write, share, and teach Haiku,
William J. Higgenson
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oh so fine
I am happy I found your page, with a small hint by Night Hope -
oh so fine
Night Hope sent me your way, I love tanka, and this was most wonderfull indeed
I look forward to roaming around your poems
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I understand the wine made you weak but it just seemed to be a bit repetitious. Beautiful words.
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Indeed, I was weak
Indeed, I was weak for a week but, I checked out the vat, there was nary a leak, so to speak. The ladies were fine and so was the wine, glad I had the time, to taste the fruit of the vine.
Thank you.
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Wonderful!
This, needless to say, is a very vivid set of poems! I love well-pressed and hard pressed, the repetition and allusions centered around wine, lust, pleasure, etc. A thoroughly enjoyable read--thank you for sharing
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