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6/5/4/7/7 Tanka
Tanka Collection
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Geisha Glides Gracefully
by Gypsy Blue Rose
For Rules, Please Read My Author Notes
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Geisha glides gracefully
across bamboo floor
as breeze brushes
her jet-black hair off her face ~
gentle jasmine scent follows
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Author Notes
Geisha are a class of female Japanese performing artists and entertainers trained in traditional Japanese performing arts styles, such as dance, music, and singing, as well as proficient conversationalists and hosts. for more information click here
TANKA is a Japanese poetic form that originated in Japan's Imperial Court, where the men and women engaged in courtship would exchange tanka after an intimate night. This poetic form was created 1,200 years ago. FORM: It's written in a succinct manner of 31 syllables (5/7/5/7/7) OR LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Personification, metaphor, and simile are permitted in Tanka. Capitalization and punctuation should only be used when necessary. No end rhymes.
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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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