The Tanka Structure
A short poem that uses syllables in it's structure similar to the Haiku.
The sequence of syllables are as follows
5-7,5-7.7-5,7-5 and 7
My Example
The Wheel Of Life
By Paul McCann
Sometimes I get caned.
Love is like a bamboo stick
Sometimes I get pain.
Sometimes in life I get sick
Sometimes in life I am healed
Life is after all,
a series of things to feel.
I don't mind at all.
In life things turn like a wheel.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
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