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4/8/6/6/7 -- 4/7/4/6/7 Modern Tanka Suite
Tanka Collection
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Awake at Dawn
by Gypsy Blue Rose
Happy Valentine's Day
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Awake at dawn
hungry for your contagious laugh —
sounds like an angel's song
your hands are ripe harvest
rooted in red musky earth
I want to kiss
the sunbeam bathing your skin —
and be tickled
by your batting lashes
and the twinkle of your eyes
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Author Notes
Modern 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 poets use 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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