Tanka Tuesday Lament to Summer

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This week, write a syllabic poem of your choice. 
You can use the kigo words from last week’s post, or select kigo words from the 500 Kigo Words PDF. The kigo words are optional. 
If you decide to use kigo words (they’re optional) choose your favorite season from the 24 Seasons HERE.

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Summer sun I miss your heat

Autumn sun has cooler heat

Flowers nodding in cold rain

Geese flying to a new reign

Crows alighting scarecrow forms

October ghosts return to their norms

Crops of pumpkins start to flourish

While tomatoes no longer nourished

Bright vivid blooms start fading

Greener grasses now degrading

As leaf showers fall into piles

Causing jumping children’s smiles

No longer swimming in a pool

Time to return to school

There’s a sadness in the air

When one season to new compared.

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24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 51, 9/10/24, Part II: White Dew (September 7 – 22) Hakuro 白露

7 thoughts on “Tanka Tuesday Lament to Summer”

  1. I love the passage of one season into the next. There’s something magical in that in in-between period. You captured that passage perfectly, Cheryl. Thanks so much for writing poetry with me for the 24 Seasons of Japan. 🧡

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