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Sunday, September 1, 2024

Day 9: Tanka

Hi,

A tanka is a Japanese poetry format that seems like an extension of a Haiku. It consists of five lines and has thirty-one syllables in total. The first three lines are called kami-no-ku, while the last two lines are shimo-no-ku. In a traditional tanka, the first part presents the initial image and the second part responds to the image.

PC: Pixabay

Format: 5-7-5-7-7 syllables

Rhyme: Not mandatory

My Poem

Pollen all over

A fuzzy bee sips nectar

Flower to flower

Black and yellow against white

Pollinator saves the earth

 

This post is a part of the Blogchatter Half Marathon.

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