Modern TANKA Corner 2018- 2019
Tanka (five lines with 5-7-5-7-7 or short-long-short-long-long structure), is one of the shortest literary art forms in the world that merges the perception of nature with a moment in human nature or with an event. They make the simplicity of a moment significant and memorable. Tanka have poetic patterns which fuse with descriptive ways of experiencing the wonders of the world and the human condition.Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine hopes to capture the essence of the tanka tradition with all respect due to the Japanese art form.
Pays $1.00 per tanka if funds permit. Manuscripts cannot be returned.
Lyrical Passion Poetry E-Zine © 2007-2018
2018
the moon
as an ingrown claw
in the crimson sky –
I lost you among the leaves
of a random autumn
when the sun sinks low
the shadow of the church
steeple
lengthens in my bed –
hold my hand!
by Lavana Kray
by Lavana Kray
Tan renga (Bill Pauly and Julie Warther)