Musings to think that life is not really a struggle, the ‘Tanka’ way!
Life is boring?
Add spice,be mysterious.
Rise from the mundane,
Travel,capture and conquer.
Yet strive for peace with inner-self.
A tanka poem comprises 5 lines of 5,7,5,7,7 syllables each in that order. Write and read tanka to make life unboring!
riturang 
Short and Sweet! The pics go very well with the poem.
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Thank you ashima1122
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Thanks for posting, now I know of one more form of poetry 🙂 Inspired me to try my hand at another form of Japanese poetry.
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Thank you! Yes, it’s a very addictive form of poetry 😊
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Concise and bang on target! Thanks!
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Thanks Alok 😊
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I like that!
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Thank you so much 😊
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Short, precise and perfect poem. Liked it . 🙂
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Thanks Ashish. I’m glad you liked the poem😊
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Wow…. this was new… thank you so much
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Thanks Karthik 😊
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You should have a look at this:
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Nice!
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Interesting! I have a feeling that tanka is not just about getting the footwork right though…? Looking forward to reading more of your posts, thanks 🙂
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Thank you for the visit and likes!Yes essentially tanka is the longer version of haiku, though still considered to be a short poem. It should be able to convey a mood, event, feelings or describe nature. The last two lines could have some surprise!
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Thanks for your interesting and informative response! I would be grateful if you could read my latest poem called Winter Lime trees, and consider whetherit has a tanka like quality of mood rather than formal structure? Best wishes!
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I’ll surely read it. Thanks !
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