So Tanka poems are syllabic in nature, following the 5,7,5,7,7 form. Here are some of the ones that I liked =) Enjoy!
1. Don’t sit back dreaming
Of lost youth and imagined
Glory and lose sight of
The very tangible things
Which present themselves right now.
2. Blue collars with guns
And tasers may confuse where
They lie, but their words
Are always placed carefully
So they don’t upset the “law”.
3. Children shot and folks
Go missing, but they were born
With toe tags and stamped
With expiration dates when
They were born with melanin.
4. With an ancestry
That looks akin to a chess
Board, the presence of
Nonconformity is bred
Like horses in a stable.
GOnna try that next
ReplyDeleteinteresting tankas dear. my fav was #1
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for taking the time to read and comment!!! It's truly appreciated!
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