Sighs of Spring

Posted on February 13, 2020 by purplepeninportland

Written for:  Poetic Bloomings2 – InForm Poet:  Tanka

“The Tanka is a Japanese poem of five lines.

The first and third lines are composed of five syllables, and the others contain seven.

In Japanese, tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into the five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7.”

lily pad circles
floating freely ‘cross the pond
sprout lotus blossoms
yellow, pink, purple and white
like tiny sailboats of Spring

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About purplepeninportland

I am a freelance poet, born and bred in Brooklyn, New York. I live with my husband, John, and two charming rescue dogs–Marion Miller and Murphy. We spent eight lovely years in Portland, OR, but are now back in New York. My goal is to create and share poetry with others who write, or simply enjoy reading poetry. I hope to touch a nerve in you, and feel your sparks as well.
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