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Carpe Diem's Tanka Shrine- The goal of the Tanka Shrine is to write a new Tanka inspired on the one given. This weeks is a Tanka written by Takuboku for our inspiration.
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Carpe Diem's Tanka Shrine- The goal of the Tanka Shrine is to write a new Tanka inspired on the one given. This weeks is a Tanka written by Takuboku for our inspiration.
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| Statue of Ishikawa Takuboku at Hakodate, Hokkaido |
On the
white sand
Of the beach of a small isle
In the Eastern Sea
I, my face streaked with tears,
Am playing with a crab (c) Ishikawa Takuboku
Of the beach of a small isle
In the Eastern Sea
I, my face streaked with tears,
Am playing with a crab (c) Ishikawa Takuboku
shimmering tide
shadow dance with the wind
thoughts consumes me
drift wood passing, mocks my sin
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Wow! SaFire what a nice response on the Tanka by Takubuko ... thanks.
ReplyDeleteThank you so much Krisjaan!
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ReplyDeleteLove the ambiguity in the words "mock my sin"
ReplyDeleteThank you Bjorn!
Deletedriftwood passing, mocks my sin - a really great line, SaFire. great Tanka. ☺
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