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 Moody

75 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




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Written 2023-11-16 10:04

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(2) Happiness, Maybe   Uncle Meridian The PoetBay support member heart!
(4) The Widow   D G Moody The PoetBay support member heart!
presqu'aubade   Uncle Meridian The PoetBay support member heart!
windpipe tankas   aidan haskel The PoetBay support member heart!
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(2) Discombobulation   D G Moody The PoetBay support member heart!
(6) Petty Vengeance   Lady Courtaire
(4) The One Unanswerable Question   D G Moody The PoetBay support member heart!
(1) Mom-son (Tanka)   Sona The PoetBay support member heart!
(3) Stranger among friends   D G Moody The PoetBay support member heart!
(1) Paese che vai ...   Uncle Meridian The PoetBay support member heart!
(3) The Fluffy dog (tanka)   Anna Banasiak
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