04 June 2009

My First Tanka

So, I've learned about a new type of poem: tanka. The characteristics of tanka are, as I understand them:
  • 31 syllables
  • arranged serially 5-7-5-7-7

Here's my first one I wrote at lunch:

Fish, green beans, carrots.
Wind blows brown and white placemat.
Water drips from glass.
No American coffee;
double espressso instead.

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