Storm (Acrostic & Tanaka)

by Meena Krish   Nov 6, 2011


Solemn nature howls
Temper of the night rumbles,
Offspring trees cringe their
Repressed limbs that are failing,
Manacle life lashed with rage.

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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  • 12 years ago

    by Robert Gardiner

    Superlative Write, Bravo Meena!!!

  • 13 years ago

    by anand singh

    In only a few words you've captured the images of the storm quite vividly.
    Another well penned piece.
    Paul.

  • 13 years ago

    by End Of Eternity

    As always....just beautiful nature poem coming from the queen :)

    Loved these lines the most:

    Offspring trees cringe their
    Repressed limbs that are failing

    all the best and take care

  • 13 years ago

    by A lonely soul

    A stirring description of a perfect storm brewing to break the shackles (restraints) that have held it for so long. I can feel the rumblings, the rage and the repressed furor in this one.....a great analogy of how a storm blows apart the peaceful things in nature. Turbulence magnificient in a poet's language!

  • 13 years ago

    by L

    All right, this one definitively made me in awed.
    Acrostic and Tanaka both incorporated in one poem yet you expressed and described a storm with just a few lines and followed two structures.

    Short and sweet poem. By sweet I mean cool.

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