a huge harvest moon
low in crisp clear autumn sky..
the smell of apples
brown sugar and cinnamon
a family gathering
Pat R
9/27/16
Poets.org gives the definition and the rules for the writing of a Tanka. Please note the following from the site:
“In many ways, the tanka resembles the sonnet, certainly in terms of treatment of the subject. Like the sonnet, the tanka employs a turn, known as a pivotal image, which marks the transition from the examination of an image to the examination of the personal response. This turn is located within the third line, connecting thekami-no-ku, or upper poem, with the shimo-no-ku, or lower poem.”
For Silver Threading on Tanka Tuesday
