Tanka
on Sheila Ash (India), 03/Mar/2014 08:10, 34 days ago
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Last weeks home work from our Creative Writing tutor was to attempt to write a tanka. This is a Japanese poetry form which in its truest form consists of 31 syllables, spread over 5 lines, in a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable construction. I found this quite hard. Anyway here’s my attempts.unending white sandsurrounds a desert islandthe turquoise blue seacaresses coconut palmsno footsteps except mine the tea is brewingbiscuits are on the platewelcoming my guestshappy conversationswarming body and soulghost stories retoldaround the roaring firedarkness outsidethe wind blows the windows creekscared listeners screamashramblings
