Love Poem: My First Tanka
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Written by: John Monteblanco

My First Tanka

I've taken my bows
My heart took a turn downward
I've risen to Earth
With all my fear left behind
But how will I survive now?



Tanka is like a Haiku. The only real huge differences are it's syllable scheme and the fact it's
written in 5 lines. A tanka has 5 syllables in the first line, 7 in the second, 5 in the third, and
7 in the final two lines.


John Monteblanco   8/15/10