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Pair of Tanka 3/6/5/6/7 = 27 ; 4/6/5/7/7 = 29
Tanka Collection
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Moonbeams Caress
by Gypsy Blue Rose
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As moonbeams
caress your bare skin
my recollection
of last night reverberates
over my mounds and valleys
How can I not touch
our yearning still in dreams
pinned to rekindle
our relentless desire
harbored in our starving hearts
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Author Notes
Tanka syllable count is 31 syllables or less in a short/long/short/long/long
Painting by Ikenaga Yasunari
Reverberate = to excite or stir up: (Her singing reverberated through the house.)
TANKA is a romantic Japanese poetic form that originated in the Japanese Imperial Court, where men and women engaged in courtship would exchange tanka. The form was created 1,200 years ago. Like haiku, it's written in a succinct manner in 31 syllables (5/7/5/7/7) OR LESS in a short/long/short/long/long format because Japanese and English syllables are different. Personification, metaphor, simile are permitted in Tanka. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary. No end rhymes. click here if you want to see tanka rules -- click here if you want to see modern tanka examples -- click here if you want to read free online tanka book -- click here to read Tanka Society of America
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Gypsy
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