summer storms rumbling
i shelter in my sitting room
fold origami sailboats
with a yen for travel
on luminous waves

by Charlotte Digregorio



Tanka is a lyrical form originating in Japan in the seventh century, requiring five lines
with a maximum of thirty-one syllables. Tanka either lack punctuation and capitalization
or they are used sparingly. A single tanka is untitled.



 

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