Splendid, resilient birds in freezing rain: a Tanka poem Beauty breaks the ice; The storm within subsides; Ethereal glimpse. Revelation with feathers, Gone… irretrievably lost? Photo credit @Lorne Coughlin Facebook Photo credit @ (20+) Beauty Of The Don (Toronto,DonValley) | Facebook Tanka poems follow a set of rules. They all have five lines and each..
We need beauty because it makes us yearn to be worthy of it. -Mary Oliver INVITATION by Mary Oliver Oh do you have time to linger for just a little while out of your busy and very important day for the goldfinches that have gathered in a field of thistles for a musical battle, to..
Spring season in the autumn of my life…a Tanka poem Perched on a sparse branch A plump winged miracle Ready for flight. Am I prepared for take off In the autumn of my life? https://www.masterclass.com/articles/a-guide-to-japanese-poetic-forms https://www.masterclass.com/articles/tanka-poem-defined-plus-examples https://www.masterclass.com/articles/cinquain-poetry-guide When written in English, tanka poems must meet criteria concerning their structure and content…
Spring morning haiku Spring birds arrive in pairs; Some linked together for life; Then forever severed. Monogamous Birds There are a few species of birds that meet, court and form pair bonds that result in many offspring, year after year, until one of the pair dies. For nearly all swans, geese, ducks, cranes,..