After long I’ve returned with yet another Tanka for Colleen’s 2020 Tanka Tuesday challenge #Poet’sChoice:
One after another,
taut chords placed like tally marks,
prompts me of her wrists;
each strum on chord like a pulse-
lyrical melancholy.
If you are unsure about what Tanka is, here is Colleen’s explanation:
TANKA IN ENGLISH: 5/7/5/7/7 syllable structure. Your Tanka will consist of 5 lines written in the first-person point of view from the perspective of the poet.
The last two lines of your Tanka are where you use the metaphors or similes that complement the first three lines. Click the links and look up the meanings to these words. They are important. Use words you are comfortable with from everyday speech. Avoid ending your lines with articles and prepositions. If you don’t know what an article or preposition is, look up the meaning.
When writing a Tanka, we consider the third line your “pivot,” but you can let it happen anywhere or you can exclude it. It is not mandatory. If you use a pivot, the meaning should apply to the first two lines, as well as to the last two lines of your Tanka. Remember, great Tanka poems can be read both forward and backward.
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