Wind(Tanka)

by Jad   Apr 27, 2010


-A force of power-
Whispers yet it does not talk,
Playing with branches,
Creating and destroying,
Casting cold and warm breezes.

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Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

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  • 14 years ago

    by Dreaming out loud

    A calming and beautiful Tanka . One of the best I have read.

  • 14 years ago

    by Lady Nik

    I'm soo glad you can do these because I surely can't lol. Very well done hun :) Nik

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    Awesome work, wind can be a good thing & a bad thing. Thats the message I got from this.. a really nice write.. brilliant!

  • 14 years ago

    by Sylvia

    Austin, I could feel and hear the wind as I read each line. You captured it to a tee. Well done.

  • 14 years ago

    by Lonely Rider

    Beautiful imagery ... lovely description of the wind :)

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