Tanka
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Tanka~ All I can ask for Cindy Smith
tanka ~ the uses (of sorrow) Cindy Smith
Aimee Agatha saved to Pity Pot
Another Japanese poetry form, the Tanka. Similar to the Haiku but this is 5 lines, of 5,7,5,7 and 7 syllables, totalling 31 ❤️✍🏼
D A W N saved to A Bit Of Allsorts
52 Likes, 4 Comments - Colwyn Miguel (@colwynmiguel) on Instagram: “El #tanka es un tipo de #poesía tradicional #japonesa que consta de cinco versos de 5-7-5-7-7…”
Published: cattails: The Official Journal of the United Haiku and Tanka Society October 2017 Issue
Valda Aguero saved to wordy stuff
In AD 905, the standard poetic diction for the "perfect waka" was established, with the rule of 31 sound units in the pattern 5–7–5–7–7. Since then, although tanka poetry has evolved over the centuries, its form hasn’t changed. This collection of tanka by Fabrizio Frosini, although written in English, possess all the charm of the ancient Japanese waka poetry: in them you can savor the aesthetic principles of 'sabi' (the melancholic sense of beauty), or enjoy the feeling of 'yūgen'…
esthela zuñiga saved to La elegancia del erizo
bless our house and its heart so savage. joanna newsom connoisseur
A tanka written by Lee Sonogan
izan saved to Simpan Cepat