General Poetry posted November 10, 2022 | Chapters: | ...60 61 -62- 63... |
6/7/5/7/6 Tanka
A chapter in the book Tanka Collection
Dusk Slips Through The Window
by Gypsy Blue Rose
For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes
Dusk slips through the window
dressed in silver dust and dreams of clandestine love — woken by pebbles on glass
clickety-clack tap tap |
Clandestine = executed with secrecy or concealment
TANKA is a Japanese poetic form that originated in Japan's Imperial Court, where the men and women engaged in courtship would exchange tanka after an intimate night. This poetic form was created 1,200 years ago.
FORM:
It's written in a concise manner of 31 syllables (5/7/5/7/7) OR LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Personification, metaphor, and simile are permitted in Tanka. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary and it never rhymes.
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click here if you want to see tanka rules
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click here if you want to see modern tanka examples
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click here to read Tanka Society of America
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click here to read why is 5/7/5 OR LESS rule
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click here to read Masterpiece Classes
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Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." Atticus
6gh
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and 2 member cents. TANKA is a Japanese poetic form that originated in Japan's Imperial Court, where the men and women engaged in courtship would exchange tanka after an intimate night. This poetic form was created 1,200 years ago.
FORM:
It's written in a concise manner of 31 syllables (5/7/5/7/7) OR LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Personification, metaphor, and simile are permitted in Tanka. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary and it never rhymes.
==============================================================================
click here if you want to see tanka rules
==============================================================================
click here if you want to see modern tanka examples
==============================================================================
click here to read Tanka Society of America
==============================================================================
click here to read why is 5/7/5 OR LESS rule
==============================================================================
click here to read Masterpiece Classes
==============================================================================
Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." Atticus
6gh
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