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
Pat that’s gorgeous! Brown sugar and cinnamon! Yes! Well done. ❤️
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I have to say I love this challenge. It is going to be interesting :)) Thanks for the kind words..
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These Tankas make you love descriptive words. The best part is how the descriptions affect you, the poet. I love that! ❤️
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I know what you mean::))
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This is beautiful, thank you for info on a Tanka. I remember reading it before and had forgotten. Now Tanka writing will be so much fun…
Your poem is lovely and the imagery as well.
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Thank you, glad you like it. I don’t think I ever saw that explanation of a Tanka before. I kinda like it too:)
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delicious! 🙂
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Beautiful Tanka, so much more challenging than Haiku and you do it with ease Pat
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Thank you…….ease was hard fought:)
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I read that description a bit ago. Such an interesting form. (That turn is tough to get right.) Beautifully done.
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Thank you:) My earlier reading on it said that with the last 2 lines you can continue the thought with the ‘turn’ or go someplace different. It is an interesting form:))
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