Exceptional Modern Tanka Tanka Collection : In a World of Chaos by Gypsy Blue Rose For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes

in a world of chaos — splendid sunrises and sunsets come and go over open sea and land consistently without fail     Author Notes MODERN TANKA is a Japanese poetic form. The form was created 1,200 years ago. It used to be written between lovers but now you can write about anything you want. Like haiku, it's written in a succinct manner in 31 syllables (5/7/5/7/7) OR LESS. Personification, metaphor, and simile are permitted in Tanka. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary. No end rhymes. 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 Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." --Atticus pictures from google public domain

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