~ woman ~
red leaves wave goodbye
to my trees' bare boughs—
they remind me of you
and I wish you could see
my scarlet longing
~ man ~
raging autumn wind
carries crimson leaves to my door—
relentlessly
I yearn to embrace your love
and never let it go
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Author Notes
In Japan's Imperial Court, where lovers exchanged Love Tanka poems after a night together. Originated in the 7th century.
The response tanka used elements or images from the first tanka poem.
The first one is the lady's tanka, the second one is the man's response
TANKA has its seeds in the human heart and mind. IT grows into the myriad leaves of words and phrases expressing what the poet thinks and feels in her or his heart. Tanka are beautifully lyrical and they are often about love, loss, longing, and similar aspects of our emotional lives, The poems are deeply passionate. Women poets were committed to a life of both religious consciousness and erotic intensity.
Pivot lines are a feature of Japanese tanka and are often a feature of English tanka. A pivot line, is usually written on line 3 click here if you want to read modern tanka examples * click here to join the Tanka Society of America * click here if you want to read modern tanka rules
Thank you very much for your time and kind review.
Gypsy "The poet waits quietly to paint the unsaid.
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POEM IN BLACK FONT
red leaves wave goodbye
to bare boughs of my oak tree
they remind me of you
I wish you could see
my scarlet shade of longing
raging autumn wind
carries your leaves to my door
relentlessly
I yearn to embrace your love
and never leave your side
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