Excellent Modern Tanka (rules in author notes) 2024 Gypsy's Tanka : * In the Middle of the Night * by Gypsy Blue Rose

in the middle of the night,    the phone call everyone dreads — now all she has left is his lingering scent  on their bed       Author Notes Modern Tanka is a Japanese unrhymed poem with 31 syllables arranged in five lines; English tanka is 31 syllables or LESS because Japanese and English syllables are different. Tanka originated in the 6th century at the Imperial Court where lovers wrote tanka poems to each other after a night of lovemaking. click here if you want to read modern tanka examples click here if you want to read modern tanka rules Thank you very much for your time and kind review. Gypsy Pictures from my Pinterest account. The complete presentation and poem created by Gypsy Blue Rose COPYRIGHT@2024

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