Parrots slash the sky
in playful scribble
as a child's crayontraces vivid red and blue
on sheets of butcher's paper.
- Traditionally in Japanese, the Tanka is five groups of sounds, each of 5 or 7 sound units. The first and third units have 5 sound units , as in Haiku, while the last two units have 7 sound units.
- In English, the English syllable is considered to be a suitable approximation to a Japanese sound unit, with each syllabic group usually on a separate line:
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For some reason I'm yet to fathom I'm unable to reply to comments left by others so thank you for dropping by and taking the time to read and comment. Merlene