Theme Tanka Poems
A tanka poem is an important form in Japanese poetry. These poems are made up of five units which after translation into English, usually take the form of five lines. They follow a syllable pattern of 5-7-5-7-7, similar, and yet longer than a haiku. There are two parts, the initial 5-7-7 known as the kami-no-ku or upper phrase, and the second half, 7-7, known as the shimo-no-ku or the lower phrase. Together, the poem is thirty-one syllables long.
D G Moody75 years old from UK |
A first entry in the Tanka challenge
(Image courtesy of Tom Franz from Wikimedia Commons)
Love Returned
Love is hope given
Unless it first shall be earned
It can’t be returned.
Or have we loved insincerely
When it was priced too dearly?
© D G Moody 2023
Poetry By D G Moody
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Written 2023-11-16 10:04
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Love should be unconditional. As I've sadly learned.
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