Tanka Tuesday

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Is this your first time at Tanka Tuesday? Here is what you do:

  • Write a syllabic poem on the theme of something that brought a big change in your life, using a syllabic form from the forms list HERE. If you write a freestyle poem, you must include a syllabic form with it. 
  • Post your poem on your personal site/blog.
  • Give us the instructions on how to write the syllabic form you used.
  • Include a link back to TankaTuesday.com in your post.

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Senryu – generally consist of 17 syllables divided over three lines in a 5-7-5 pattern, dealing with human nature, no capitals)

getting cancer twice

twenty years apart surprise

living on in health

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#Tanka Tuesday Poetry Challenge, Specific Theme, 10/8/2024

17 thoughts on “Tanka Tuesday”

  7. Cancer is not a friend of anyone, but it seems to occupy our lives. I’m so sorry, Cheryl, and wish you perfect health in the unfolding years. 💙

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