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How deceptive a still river can be.
A chapter in the book My Life in words
tanka (silent, still, clear)
by Jaq Cee
silent, still, clear
the sea invites us it's all a lie undercurrents await to drag you ....screaming |
Tanka Forget-About-Syllables Prompt writing prompt entry
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Writing Prompt Tanka is a five-line poem OR five phrases in five lines, in 31 or fewer syllables, formatted short/long/short/long/long Tanka: -involve human nature or the human element -have a pivot, shift, or turn line -can have simile; metaphor; personification -often use a seasonal reference, or nature imagery -can be enhanced with artwork -should be titled as follows: tanka (first line of poem) e.g. the title of the poem (below) beginning with the line "oh rising moon" is: tanka (oh rising moon) |
I have a fear of water, but love to look at the sea.
Slight edit thanks to sgalletti.
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and 2 member cents. Slight edit thanks to sgalletti.
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