Excellent 5/7/5/7/7 Tanka Tanka Collection : First Cut Is The Deepest by Gypsy Blue Rose

That summer of youth,   when we climbed the beach boulder        pressing skin to skin  — holding on to each other we were shocked by love’s lightning.        Author Notes "The future for me is already a thing of the past. You were my first love and you will be my last" - Bob Dylan "First cut is the deepest" is a song by Cat Stevens. It came out the summer I met my first boyfriend. I will never forget him. We did climb a boulder and every time we touched it felt like a little electric shock. TANKA is a 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 Ã??Ã?¢?? click here to read Masterpiece Classes Thank you very much for taking the time to read and review my poem. Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." Atticus

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