once your being
blended with mine
we were one —
I thanked God every day
for bringing you into my life
little things every day
like love notes in your lunch bag
to feed your heart —
your pleasure was mine
my curbs against your lines
your breath was my zest
purpose and reason to be —
as we planned
the rest of our lives
I didn't know what was to come
but all good things
eventually, come to an end
for the unlucky ones —
no more love notes in his lunch
and my breath almost the last
I asked God why
and He answered,
my life must go on —
He had plans for me yet
and love that would never end
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Author Notes
"If you love somebody, let them go, for if they return, they were always yours. If they don't, they never were. Let there be spaces in your togetherness, And let the winds of the heavens dance between you." - Kahlil Gibran
Tanka (means short poetry) originated 1300 years ago in Japan's Imperial Court where lovers exchanged tanka after a night together. Tanka evokes vivid imagery and reflection for the reader. They are free verse without meter or rhyme. They follow a 5 lines pattern of 5/7/5/7/7 (31) syllables or LESS because English syllables are different than Japanese syllables. The goal, as with most Japanese poetry, is to write as succinctly as possible. Tanka transitions from the descriptive top two lines into the reflective bottom three lines, using metaphor, simile, or personification. Modern Tanka rules are not as strict. The subject matter can vary, but most tanka are emotionally stirring or profound, and many are about love. Tanka is usually written in the first-person narrator's point of view. === click here if you want to read modern tanka examples === click here to read Tanka Society of America === click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
Thank you very much for your time and kind review.
Gypsy
"The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid." --Atticus
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