My Beloved
Since you left my bed,
waves of longing drown my heart
midst our lovers-scent
in this gray foggy morning
waiting for you, my darling.
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Time lost meaning, love
engulfed in this senseless war.
Suffering and hate
envelop my bleeding hands
that yearn to embrace you, love.
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Author Notes
SOMONKA is a Japanese verse form of 2 tankas and carries a central theme of love. Created in the 1st century AD. They were the exchange of romantic poems between court lovers.
The elements of the Somonka are: 10 lines made of 2 TANKAS; syllable count: first stanza 5/7/5/7/7 and second stanza 5/7/5/7/7; composed in the form of statement-response; can be written between two poets or one. Start with a TITLE; UNRHYMED; ABOUT LOVE.
The Somonka can be simply an exchange of romantic love poems but can be about all kinds of love: sisters, brothers, sons, daughters, friends, pets, etc ...
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