Elegiac (Katuata)
Katuata,is emotive verse.
Intuitive rather than logical;
the katuata asks a sudden question or makes an emotional statement and then responds to it.
This is a stand alone,3 line poem, however it is often written as a side poem to the renga.
This dates back to 8th century Japan found in the Manyõshú (the oldest collection of Japanese poetry)
Katuata is:
syllabic,19 syllables or less.
usually a tercet.5-7-7. This can also be reduced to a 5-7-5 syllable count if desired.
emotive not necessarily logical.
Elegiac
Cancer revisits
Being to being to eat
Eaten will he come back live
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem