Tanka

Tanka

A Tanka is a Japanese poem of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the others seven. In Japanese, Tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into the five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7.

Example:

Saying Goodbye 

By Unknown Author

Carefully I walk

Trying so hard to be brave

They all see my fear

Dark glasses cover their eyes

As mine flow over with tears

Autumn

By Rick Parise

Beauty has fallen

painting the pastel of love

in a breath of fire

below the bare heights of mist

Autumn's tapestry lies strewn

My Example: 

  

Morning Star 

By: Amy Jorgenson



Fawningly I look,

Trying to search the dark.

To find the wimble,

<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"TimesNewRoman","serif"">Of hopefulness the lights Above our peaceful archway.