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.
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Pictures from my Pinterest account. The presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose (c) copyright 12/15/24

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