Struck Down by Zeus (Tanka)

by Soft Parade   Sep 21, 2010


Treachery Looms Above

Burst Arteries Empty There Load

Colossal Spikes

Piercing Reverberations

Natural Transmutation

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Tanka is a Japanese form related to Haiku
The syllable structure is 5-7-5-7-7
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  • 14 years ago

    by Sunshine

    Such a very deep poem...u have indeed used big words but in a veryyyyyyyyy
    beautiful way.
    I just LOVE it..i was astonished by the word choice and the feelings it gave me!

    well done
    u never fail to surprise me
    5/5

  • 14 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    For such a short form I was surprised to see the big words, I would have liked or anticipated something much more simple to understand... It was an interesting write though, it's nice discovering new words and reading about different things... nicely done

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