Withering(Tanka)

by Jad   Jul 6, 2010


-Once so beautiful-
Now just a faded glory.
Purple once beheld
Now a faded black wilting,
Of a withering dead rose.

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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 Anthony M

    Provoking deep thoughts in such a short space is a difficult task that you have captured well here.

  • 14 years ago

    by Sourav

    This is wonderful!

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    A wilting rose, a wonderful picture painted. Awesome write

  • 14 years ago

    by Sylvia

    Roses are beautiful until they begin to wilt and wither, then they can be ugly. I could see the vision of this process taking place as I read. Well done.

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