By Gypsy Blue Rose
e x c i t e d
about New Year possibilities
and anticipation
of the sweetest flowers—
the hummingbird
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's meant to be romantic and passionate. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court. It was used for lovers after a night together, each one wrote a tanka poem for the other. Most of the tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women who were as passionate as I am.
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. The first English poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure resulting in Tanka poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Agoraphobia is a type of anxiety disorder. It involves fearing and avoiding situations that might cause panic. Usually, people develop it after having panic attacks. The fear can be so overwhelming that you may feel unable to leave your home.
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's meant to be romantic and passionate. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court. It was used for lovers after a night together, each one wrote a tanka poem for the other. Most of the tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women who were as passionate as I am. Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. The first English poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure resulting in Tanka poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable.
. Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | rules in my author notes |
after all this time
I still think about you
from time to time —
as fire flames dance inside
and winter rages outside
or
when love doves
glide and soar in deep saffron
and daisy heart shades—
in a sunnyside up dusk
you're still woven into my thoughts
| Author Notes |
thinking about someone I loved long ago
........................................................................ Shades of orange color: deep saffron shades of yellow: daisy heart and sunnyside up Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable. . Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable.
. Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America SENRYU is a Japanese short unrhymed poem that uses imagistic language to express the essence of a deeply felt moment in time. Unlike Haiku, senryu is about human nature and doesn't need a season word. It resonates on a deeper level, leaving the reader enlightened and making an insightful connection between the top two lines and the last one, called the SATORI. It's written in 17 syllables OR LESS and three lines. Thank you very much for reading and reviewing my poems. Gypsy "Poetry heals the wounds inflicted by reason." - Novalis pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For Dean |
you play with the tides
promising you'll come back
then you leave me behind—
when the moon is full
I feel the night
my days and nights
feel they'll go on and on—
until the ferryman comes
to carry me beyond
the moon and sun
| Author Notes |
The ferryman of the underworld, is responsible for transporting the souls of the deceased across the river Styx to the afterlife.
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable. . Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable.
. Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Couple Tanka is based on the original Tanka poems that were written between lovers. She writes one and her lover writes the response.
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable. . Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." pictures from Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
you say hello
as you pass by—
the wind carries
your delicious scent
and sound of laughter
sewn with time’s thread,
nights and days
are woven
with the endless journey
of my eternal love
| Author Notes |
The contest calls for an emotion, I chose LOVE
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable. . Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For Dean Kuch, poem in black font in author notes |
| Author Notes |
A creepy one for a change ... hehehe
POEM heartless murder perched on a bared bough plan a heinous crime as a nest of kittens play unattended = NEST is a group of rabbits, baby rabbits are called KITTENS = A group of CROWS is called a MURDER = CROWS eat almost anything, including small mammals. Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
my lover brought me
a tangerine conch shell—
with pieces of sea and love
it fills my heart with salty water
and golden sun
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. It's a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. The best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable.
. Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes |
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually fewer syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love.
click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | If You Would Like To Join the Japanese Poetry Club, please check my author notes |
| Author Notes |
- The mythical phoenix spirit animal is the keeper of the fire in all of creation. It signifies transformation, death, and rebirth in its fire. As a powerful spiritual totem, the phoenix is the ultimate symbol of strength and renewal.
- Farmers burn their fields to remove plants that are already growing and to help the plants that are about to come up. -JISEI (death poem) is a genre of Japanese poetry. It offers a reflection on the imminent death of the author or in nature. It originated in Zen Buddhism. to see source click here JISEI can be written in HAIKU or TANKA form. Death poems are typically graceful, natural, and emotionally neutral. Death is described, metaphorically using references such as winter, phoenix bird, or falling cherry blossom to suggest the transience of life. wikipedia - Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS. Japanese use a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure but English are usually less syllables than that because Japanese syllables are shorter than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. - pictures from Jean Grey, Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | for Dean, tanka rules in author notes |
| Author Notes |
Dean Kuch and I wrote a book of horror haiku. Whenever I write horror poems I think of him.
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed five-line poem with 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS because Japanese syllables (called 'on') are shorter sounds than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is my favorite Japanese poetic form. Tanka is a romantic and passionate poem. It was created in the 8th century and used in the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night together. Most of the best tanka poets are women. I feel a kinship with these women tanka poets. After all this time, is still relatable.
. Rules: Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed five-line poem with 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines. The syllable count is 31 syllables OR LESS because Japanese syllables (called 'on') are shorter sounds than English syllables. The third line is usually used to transition from the top descriptive lines to the image-focused reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. painting by Ikenaga Yasunari |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Tanka for Mother Nature |
barren fields flourish
wherever you stroll
or wade through the rivers of life
skipping on stepping stones
midst fish, animals, and birds
| Author Notes |
ENGLISH TANKA is a Japanese five line poem. Each line should be a cohesive phrase and the lines should be grammatically connected, it should not sound like a list or a telegram.. The five lines must be integrated into a unified poem. The fifth line should be the strongest line.
PIVOT LINE Pivot lines are a feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka, but not necessarily so. A pivot line, usually line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and also sensibly with lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. One method of composing tanka is to write what is basically a haiku for lines 1, 2, 3, which deals with a natural subject and then write two more lines to append to that which deal with a human experience in a manner that has metaphorical, symbolic, or other resonance with the haiku. Tanka may be beautifully lyrical poems, often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. Picture by Amanda Church and Pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
I’m addicted to you
and every night I need a fix
of your heart —
it’s not love, lust, or tenderness,
it's killing me softly
| Author Notes |
The picture is of Janis Joplin, an American singer and songwriter who died at 27 from a heroin overdose
ENGLISH TANKA is a Japanese five-line poem. Each line should be a cohesive phrase and the lines should be grammatically connected, it should not sound like a list or a telegram.. The five lines must be integrated into a unified poem. The fifth line should be the strongest line. PIVOT LINE Pivot lines are a feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka, but not necessarily so. A pivot line, usually line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and also sensibly with lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. One method of composing tanka is to write what is basically a haiku for lines 1, 2, 3, which deals with a natural subject and then write two more lines to append to that which deal with a human experience in a manner that has metaphorical, symbolic, or other resonance with the haiku. Tanka may be beautifully lyrical poems, often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here to read Tanka Society of America click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives,
Throught Japanese history, women have being the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religios conciusness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are featured in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it's not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Famouse Tanka Poets: lady akazome emon; lady murasaki shikibu; ono no komachi; izumi shikibu; yosano tekkan; ishikawa takuboku; yosano akiko; masaoka shiki; ochiai naobumi; amy lowell; kenneth rexroth; carolyn kizer; tweetspeakpoetry.com * sources Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Thanks to my friend, Gretchen (GWHARGIS) for sharing the Hawaiian phrase: "Can you hear it sizzle as it hits the water".
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. It grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but itâ??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
distant echoes
of loss hold on to the night—
as dream-veils
blow in honeysuckle breeze
over gurgling creeks
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives,
Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
after my wife
left me for a rich man —
the only thing left
was poverty, echoes of love,
and the tree swing’s rope
| Author Notes |
988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�???�??�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes |
I’m not there in person
but my heart rides the waves
to where you are—
have you heard the south wind
come in through your open door?
| Author Notes |
TANKA In Japan's Imperial Court, lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem.
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
TANKA In Japan's Imperial Court, lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem.
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
tempestuous storm
rages in northern winds
riding wild horses —
free to choose which mare
will run with its untamable gust
| Author Notes |
TANKA In Japan's Imperial Court, lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem.
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | for one of my best friends |
rushing to the beach break
boy and death surf —
balanced on salvation’s thruster
aim to reach the wave’s peak
waiting to exhale
| Author Notes |
I am not a surfing expert so I welcome feedback
- The thruster is the most popular surfboard - A beach break is an area on the beach where the wave breaks. It's the perfect place to go out and surf. - Peak is the highest point where the wave breaks is known as the peak. TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
put your hands
on me
like a blind man
to know my body intimately
from head to toe
let me be your eyes
I will take you
where you never
have been before
to see the sunrise through my eyes
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
ZEN HAIKU LESSON click here if you want to read the complete lesson
ZEN HAIKU is a traditional form of art and the most popular kind of HAIKU. Japanese language HAIKU is written in 5/7/5 syllables and three lines and has been popular in the West for decades but in English language haiku is not expected to follow the 5/7/5 form. Unfortunately, many of the traditional principles of haiku writing are still not well understood in the West. What is HAIKU, and what makes it a ZEN art? HAIKU evolved from a poetic form called RENGA that originated in the 8th century. Each Renga Poem began with three lines of (5/7/5) five, seven, and five syllables, respectively, followed by two lines of seven syllables each, what later on became TANKA 5/7/5/7/7. The first verse was called the HOKKU. MATSUO BASHO (1644-1694) is credited with making the first three lines of renka into stand-alone poems that we know as HAIKU. Basho was a Zen monk. His best-known haiku has been translated many ways: old pond a frog jumps in -- plop English Haiku came to the West late in the 19th century. In the English language, poets force the Japanese 5/7/5 syllables in 3 lines templet. As a result, a lot of really bad haiku came to be written in English. HAIKU is an expression of direct experience, not an expression of an idea about the experience. For example, this is a really BAD HAIKU because it's an idea not an experience: A rose represents A mother's kiss, a spring day A lover's longing. ............................................ Compare in contrast with a second HAIKU, not great but better because it brings you into the moment: Wilted rose bouquet Left in new grass By the gravestone .............................. Basho said, "When composing a HAIKU let there not be a breadth separating your mind from what you write; composition of a poem must be done in an instant." HAIKU is about nature, and the poem should provide at least a hint about the SEASON OF THE YEAR, often in just one word called a KIGO. Here's another haiku: A cormorant dips Into the pond; the floating Yellow leaves bobble "Yellow leaves" reveals it's a FALL HAIKU. An important convention of HAIKU is the KIREJI or cutting word (usually a dash at the end of the second line). In Japanese, kireji divides the poem into two parts, often setting up juxtaposition. Put another way; the kireji cuts the train of thought in the haiku, which is a technique for giving the poem bite. This is the oh! aha! part that English haiku seems too often to leave out. Here's a good haiku example, by haiku master, Kobayashi Issa (1763-1828). It's an experience, a moment in time. You can visualize it easily. From the nostril of the Great Buddha statue comes a swallow ENGLISH ZEN HAIKU has just the right amount of words, as brief as possible. You might notice most of the examples of haiku above do not follow the five-seven-five syllable rule. The 5/7/5 pattern of syllables works better in Japanese. In English, it's better to use no more words than you need to use. If you find yourself adding an adjective here and there to force the 5/7/5 syllable count to work, that's not good HAIKU writing. At the same time, if you are struggling to stay within the five-seven-five syllable rule, you may be trying to pack too much into one haiku. Try to tighten your focus. -- Lesson written by By Barbara O'Brien And now that you know how to write a real haiku give it a try. haiku examples click here to read haiku rules click here to read why is 5/7/5 OR LESS rule click here for season words Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem. Gypsy "Learn all the rules so you can break them." - Matsuo Basho Pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
my beloved
sleeps on a flowerful meadow—
by a creek of dreams
she awakes with my dewdrop kiss
and sun-warmed caress
my beloved
puts her hand over my heart —
feeling drumbeats of love
to the rhythm of life’s trills
composed with passion’s notes
my beloved
bathes in cleansing rivers —
that can't quelch our fire
neither can torrents drown our needs
and I can’t stop longing for her
| Author Notes |
Inspired by the Bible's Song of Solomon for more click here
TANKA In Japan's Imperial Court, lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem. TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For all the mothers |
you gave me life
and asked nothing in return—
for your sweet embrace
where I slept peacefully and safe,
no one can replace your place
| Author Notes |
My mother died when I was 10 years old and nobody has taken her place in my heart. Nobody loves like a mother does. Happy Mother's Day!
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account-- From BERTHA-Inspired by Gustav Klimt |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | for Dean Kuch, may he rest in peace |
life after life
I search for my loving wife
while unable to die —
drenched with sorrow and blood
others' pain for mine
I’m a monster
not worthy of her love
I kill again and again—
unable to stop
I bargained my soul to find her
| Author Notes |
The poem is based on the Bram Stoker's Dracula novel and movie. I love it. Dean Kuch and I shared love for this movie, and horror in general. The picture is from the Dracula movie with Garry Oldman and Winona Ryder.
"I have crossed oceans of time to find you" - Bram Stoker TANKA In Japan's Imperial Court, lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem. TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
your absence sings
where the moon kisses the stars
with woeful notes —
my mind knows I must move on
but my heart follows a different path
| Author Notes |
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
immense night,
even more without her—
I drown in grief
sending her another love poem
that will return to sender
| Author Notes |
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives,
Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�??�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. picture from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Inspired by Spanish poet, Federico Garcia Lorca
The painting is "the Girl with a Pearl Earring" by Johannes Vermeer (1665) CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�???�??�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
spring rains
drip drip outside
and inside the tree hollow
a mourning dove coos its mate
~ the sound of loneliness~
| Author Notes |
Tomorrow Spring begins and it's raining in South California
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
"Listen to them, the children of the night. What music they make!" - Bram Stoker's Dracula
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives,
Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but itâ??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives,
Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Famouse Tanka Poets: lady akazome emon; lady murasaki shikibu; ono no komachi; izumi shikibu; yosano tekkan; ishikawa takuboku; yosano akiko masaoka shiki; ochiai naobumi; amy lowell; kenneth rexroth; carolyn kizer; tweetspeakpoetry.com https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2018/06/14/infographic-how-t>sources Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
The wolf is my spirit animal in native American myth
CONTEMPORARY TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, Throughout Japanese history, women have been the best tanka poets. Tanka originated in the imperial court where men and women exchanged tanka poems after a night together. The poems were deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religions consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of in English tanka, but it�?�¢??s not necessary. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3, can be read sensibly with lines 1 and 2, and lines 4 and 5, a property that can be used to introduce ambiguity and resonance into the poem. * click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Famouse Tanka Poets: lady akazome emon; lady murasaki shikibu; ono no komachi; izumi shikibu; yosano tekkan; ishikawa takuboku; yosano akiko masaoka shiki; ochiai naobumi; amy lowell; kenneth rexroth; carolyn kizer; tweetspeakpoetry.com https://www.tweetspeakpoetry.com/2018/06/14/infographic-how-t>sources Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from pinterest |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
annoyed parents
pull their child’s hand but he won’t budge —
as he smiles and points
to the vacant garden
where God smiles back
| Author Notes |
Matthew 18:2-5: "He called a little child to him, and placed the child among them. And he said: 'Truly I tell you, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.'"
"Children are the joy of our lives, the echoes of our laughter, and the legacy of our love." - Unknown TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity. Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid. pictures from my Pinterest account |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
visiting hours,
alone in a corner
an elderly woman—
looks through the window
with eyes full of longing
| Author Notes |
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
Pivot lines are a feature in Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from Google public domain. I use two programs for my presentations- ImageShack and Windows' Paint |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
raging
passion
is weaved with the storm’s
lightning and thunder ashore—
we’re tangled in love
| Author Notes |
Five-lined poem for the contest. It has the following syllable count: 2-2-5-7-5
Farmers burn their fields or pastures to encourage regrowth and to help the plants that are about to come up. Thank you very much for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
melancholic monk
meditates by the blue oak
caressed by fall leaves —
dancing with autumn’s crisp breeze
eyes overflow with longing
| Author Notes |
The nature of Buddhist monks is joyful but out of love a monk may relieve another person's suffering.
"the Seven Miracles of Mindfulness" The First Miracle of Mindfulness is to be present and able to touch those around us. The Second Miracle of Mindfulness is to make the other present, also. The Third Miracle of Mindfulness is to nourish the object of your attention. The Fourth Miracle of Mindfulness is to relieve the otherâ??s suffering. The Fifth Miracle of Mindfulness is looking deeply. The Sixth Miracle of Mindfulness is understanding. The Seventh Miracle of Mindfulness is transformation. Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines and read in about two breaths in length when read aloud. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." --Atticus pictures from my Pinterest account, I use two programs for my presentations- ImageShack and Windows' Paint. All parts of my presentations are copyrighted. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
her black raven hair
is tousled by southern winds
and her gown of flowers—
colors the meadow
with a field of dreams
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines and read in about two breaths in length when read aloud. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I have copyrights of my poems and presentations. Registered with Fanstory. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
enveloped in the night
I came to your door covered
with gilded stars—
guided by bejeweled Venus
Queen of the sky
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I have complete copyrights of my poems and presentations. Please, do not copy. Registered with Fanstory. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | rules in my author notes |
thinking about you …
it’s good when you kiss me
and it's good when put your hands
all over me—
let us slow down, my love
we can take all night
… I’ll wait by the creek
| Author Notes |
Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I have complete copyrights of my poems and presentations. Please, do not copy. Registered with Fanstory. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
JISEI is a DEATH POEM - a genre of poetry developed in Japan. They tend to offer a reflection on death and a meaningful observation of life. It originates in Zen Buddhism. The poem's structure can be written in haiku 5/7/5 (17 syllables or less) or tanka 5/7/5/7/7 (31 syllables or less) forms. Death poems are typically emotional. Death is described metaphorically, with references such as barren fields and smoke. They tend to be dark. wikipedia
================================================= "The SUPREME COURT ruled that the former president, and future presidents, have broad immunity from criminal prosecution for official acts. They didn't specify what OFFICIAL ACTS are." - Washington Post There is a real possibility that democracy, as we know it, will not survive and we will have kings or dictators from the presidential election on. I pray we will continue to have freedom, a democracy, and a country of fair laws, with nobody above the law. "We have a republic if we can keep it." - Benjamin Franklin "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it." - George Santayana "When someone shows you who they are, believe them the first time." - Maya Angelou Thank you for taking the time to read and review my poem. Gypsy Picture: Auschwitz, 1940s, German concentration camp. click here for more information Pictures from my Pinterest account. All my poems and presentations are copyrighted and registered with FanStory |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
my love walks
over turbulent waters—
as the winds of change
tousle my hair here and there
caressing my soul
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines and read in about two breaths in length when read aloud. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I have copyright on all parts of my poems and presentations. Registered with Fanstory. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
gypsy blue eyes
filled with cerulean sky
and summer rain —
over her moonless night hair
braided with jasmine scent
| Author Notes |
Spanish people commonly have blue eyes and fair skin in the north and brown eyes and darker skin in the south. This is due to the many invasions of European countries and North African Mediterranean countries. Most gypsy people live in the southern part of Spain, AndaluciÂa.
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines and read in about two breaths in length when read aloud. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account and all parts of my poems and presentations are copyrighted and registered with Fanstory. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
walking through the forest
embraced by amber dusk
looking for redemption ~
of a flawed past
that's hard to leave behind
| Author Notes |
As I grow older and wiser, I realize that, for me, is easy to forgive others but hard to forgive myself. There lies the key to finding peace and self-love. For most of my life, I have felt like a broken person and an outsider. I have carried shame since I was a little girl for something that was not my fault. Learning to love myself is hard. It's a work in progress. I don't seek perfection, I want to be whole. Writing in fanstory has helped me very much. I thank all of you who review my work, regardless if I promote my work or not. I appreciate you.
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem having about 12 to 31 syllables usually arranged in five lines and read in about two breaths in length when read aloud. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The Christ in me sees the Christ in you." - John 5:16-30; also, it's a bible verse we say at the end of mass at the Unity Church. pictures from my Pinterest account, I have the copyright to my presentations, please do not copy. |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | children and birds chirp |
| Author Notes |
HAIKU is a Japanese short unrhymed poem that uses imagistic language to express the essence of a deeply felt moment in time. It resonates on a deeper level, enlightening the reader and making an insightful connection. English Haiku doesn't follow the 5/7/5 form, because Japanese syllables are much shorter. The rule of thumb is to write it as succinctly as possible and 17 syllables or less.
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
wind and rudder
steer my sailboat across the sea
chasing the North Star—
with a net full of wanderlust
and a heart filled with yearning
| Author Notes |
Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
rays of sun
shine over golden fields
where children play and laugh—
in their eyes
the face of God
| Author Notes |
Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | poem in black font in my author notes |
| Author Notes |
POEM:
l'll meet you at the edge of night where your dreams end and the break of dawn awaits with open arms ============== Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and presentation by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYWRITE@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Gogyohka is a five-line Japanese poetic form with no strict rules on syllable count but as brief as possible. You may use any theme. Lines are grammatically connected. Alliteration, personification, and metaphor are okay. It usually doesn't rhyme, but natural not forced rhymes are okay. Japanese poets have written gogyohka since the 1910s. However, they did not name the form until 1983 by poet Enta Kusakabe.
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
july rains cleanse
some rueful disquiet deeds
with a divine touch—
each drop is a gift from above
like a million kisses and soft touch
| Author Notes |
lowercase and no punctuation
Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 12 to 31 syllables arranged in five lines. The first poets who wrote tanka imitated the Japanese models of a 5-7-5-7-7 syllabic structure in five lines. This resulted in poems that were too long in comparison to Japanese tanka. The first tanka were padded or chopped to meet the fixed number of syllables. Additionally, the third line must transition from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and presentation by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYWRITE@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Vestige = a trace, mark, or visible sign
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem written with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllable or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate love making. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and Presentation created by Gypsy Blue Rose@copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
waves of pain wash ashore
at eventide
in the hospital ward —
as her hair falls out
into a stream of hope
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem written with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllable or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate love making. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and Presentation created by Gypsy Blue Rose@copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and Presentation created by Gypsy Blue Rose@copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
summer moon,
my nightly companion,
I can count on you
to be with me through thick or thin
amidst the starry sky
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account and Google public domain. Poem and Presentation created by Gypsy Blue Rose@copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
As far as we can tell, there are only two people on record that claim to have been in the center of a tornado and lived. They were both farmers. The first man was Will Keller, from Greensburg, Kansas.
On June 22, 1928, Mr. Keller was checking out the damage to his wheat crop. He spotted a tornado heading his way. Keller rushed his family to their storm cellar and decided to take another look. Once inside the swirling cloud, Keller said that everything was "as still as death." When he looked up, he saw the circular opening directly overhead. The rotating cloud walls were clearly visible by constant bursts of lightning. The second account 1951 was from Roy Hall, a soybean farmer from McKinney, Texas, who had a similar experience. He heard a loud rumbling followed by complete silence. The same storm killed 100 Texans, but Hall and his family survived. for more information click here Jisei are Japanese -- death poems Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poem and Presentation created by Gypsy Blue Rose@copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
all I can ask for
is to love and be loved—
with divine providence
blessed by nature’s beauty
and children’s laughter
| Author Notes |
Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
shine on
little diamond
the world is on your hands
you are a precious child of God
shine on
| Author Notes |
The title of my poem is inspired by a song "Shine On You Crazy Diamond by Pink Floyd. There is no relation between the poem and the song.
Cinquain 2/4/6/8/2 Thank you for reading and reviewing my poem Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. Poems and presentations by Gypsy Blue Rose @copyright2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
rolling billows
ferry my love with the ebb
to reach my lover's shore—
I bear a precious gift
the stars in a bottle
| Author Notes |
"The stars in a bottle " is a zen concept of oneness. Haiku comes from zen buddhism.
ONENESS is a Zen Buddhism concept (and other Eastern religions), -- Everything in the world is connected- the sky is in the ocean, the cloud is in the lake, the stars are in a bucket of water, the sunrise in a dewdrop, etc... and humans are connected too. People are inseparable. When people are born they become the wave and when they die they recede back into the ocean. Nothing changes. There really is no birth or death—just a continuation in different forms. In that way, everything is connected. Ekphrastic: a poem inspired by a picture or painting Contemporary Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I don't use a presentation template, the complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
end of summer vacation
at Grandpa’s ranch—
it’s hard to say goodbye
to my best friend
~ the farm dog ~
| Author Notes |
Modern Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | dedicated to all the birthday girls |
| Author Notes |
This free verse poem is about growing old from a woman's perspective.
This is just a poem. Many older women have full happy lives, they are vibrant, and in good health. But most women can probably relate more or less. Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I don't use a presentation template, the complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. The third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love.
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
in bed at noon,
she daydreams about last night
taming a wild steed—
by the shore at eventide
she held tight to the rein of life
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I don't use a presentation template, the complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
doing laundry
she finds lipstick on his white shirt
and that's the last straw —
wife throws his things outside
during tempestuous storm
| Author Notes |
- a juxtaposition of human nature and nature, anger vs tempestuous storm
Modern Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Imperial Court where lovers wrote tanka poems to each other after a night of lovemaking. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. I don't use a presentation template, the complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
in the middle of the night,
the phone call everyone dreads —
now all she has left
is his lingering scent
on their bed
| Author Notes |
Modern Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Imperial Court where lovers wrote tanka poems to each other after a night of lovemaking. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | For Dean. Creepy poem to get into the Halloween spirit :) |
my beloved
time and death will not keep me away
I’ll join you in the beyond
where the astral realms are
I'll follow your perfume scent
I‘ll set you free
from Gehenna’s evil fiends
and we’ll ascend
to Elysium Fields forever
| Author Notes |
Elysium = the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology
Gehenna = hell, purgatory, a place or state of misery In Jitterbug Perfume, published in 1985, Tom Robbins combines realism with fantasy and tells his tale of intertwined lives across centuries and the way they had to find each other was the perfume scent. more information The Astral Plane Mythology = The astral plane of existence it's a myth that started in medieval times. People thought the soul crossed the celestial spheres in its astral body on the way to being born and after death. It's generally believed to be populated by angels, spirits or other immaterial beings. more information Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules NAANI is a poem has 4 lines. The total number of syllables in the poem are between 20 to 25. While the poem does not have to be about a particular subject it is often about human relations or current statements. poetry dances poem rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Notes |
"The long and winding road
that leads to your door will never disappear, I've seen that road before it always leads me here, lead me to your door" - The Long and Winding Road, by the Beatles LYRICS Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. Usually, the third line transitions from the descriptive and image-focused beginning lines into a reflective metaphor, simile, or personification for the closing lines. The subject matter varies, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Presentation and Poem (c) Gypsy Blue Rose copyright@2024 |
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do you know?
when you are near me
my body fills with love
the stars seem brighter
the moon lights up our home
~♦~
do you know?
I need your touch
to live and shine
like a hundred splendid suns
and passion forevermore
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Poem and Presentation by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/9/24 |
after
the fire,
buds blossom and rise
through the smoldering cinders —
lean towards the light
| Author Notes |
Five lines poem with a 2-2-5-7-5 syllables form.
Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/9/24 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Poem and Presentation by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/9/24 |
I’m bound
by the remembrance
of our dying love —
caught in the winds of change
while I hold on to the echoes of our song
| Author Notes |
"Love is like the wind, you can’t see it but you can feel it." ~ Nicholas Sparks
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.  click here if you want to read modern tanka examples   click here if you want to read modern tanka rules  Thank you very much for your time and kind review.   Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/9/24 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright@11/12/24 |
north winds may howl
but I will not be swept away—
fallen seeds
buried in frozen ground
will flourish in spring
| Author Notes |
"What I need is the dandelion in the spring. The bright yellow that means rebirth instead of destruction. The promise that life can go on, no matter how bad our losses. That it can be good again." - Suzanne Collins
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright@11/12/24 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/15/24 |
cold moon above
vast ocean below
share a winter glow —
as my body aches with wistful awe
and my soul bursts with love
| Author Notes |
Cold Moon on Dec. 15 = This is the month when the winter cold fastens its grip, and the nights become long and dark. moon calendar
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem, but this modified tanka rhymes. Tanka is arranged in five lines. English tanka has 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables differ. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/15/24 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright @11/16/24 |
silence wraps my room
and the cold empty halls —
outside
the wind whispers my name
with an eerie sound of bleakness
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies.
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By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 11/24/24 |
Bellia, the wiccan witch,
accompanied by her familiars,
brews a youth potion
sprinkled with stardust
by the cold-moon light
| Author Notes |
Wicca = a religion influenced by beliefs and practices of Western Europe that affirms the existence of magic of male and female deities in nature and that emphasizes ritual observance of seasonal and life cycles.
Familiars = In the medieval periods, familiars meant companions believed to be supernatural entities or spiritual guardians that would protect or assist witches in practicing magic, divination, and spiritual insight. Yule (Wiccan Winter Solstice) / Cold Moon is the full moon in December Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem arranged in five lines; Japanese tanka is 5/7/5/7/7 = 31 syllables; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka the topic varies. click here if you want to read more click here if you want to read more Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 11/24/24 |
By Gypsy Blue Rose
| Author Note: | Presentation and Poem by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 12/15/24 |
if I can’t see you
I don’t need my eyes
if I can’t kiss you
I don’t need my lips —
all I need is my heart to love you
| Author Notes |
Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed five-line poem. English tanka has 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese are different than English syllables. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Japanese Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka poems for each other after a night of passionate lovemaking. With contemporary tanka, the topic varies.
click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 12/15/24 |
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