a wisp of smoke
over the old man's table
a candle's last hiss...
fills the room,
in glows of setting sun
Author notes
not for judging-- JFTJOI
In a list
A contest entry
- help me celebrate my one year anniversary-Far Eastern Poetry Forms by Draig aine.
3250 points, ended November 3, 38 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
Comments
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What an image, PK, fills my head with the soft amber.


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This has a nice set up of upper and lower verses.
I enjoyed to see how the upper verse worked so well on its own. It has that haiku feel and that is what makes a tanka read well.
Nicely done H


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oh tanka , my most favored form done here in fine fettle!
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serenely beautiful my friend
C






