Hope fading with life,
sinking below dark tree line.
Late autumn sunset.
Waiting for sunrise, I see
hope arrives with Harvest Moon.
Day late and a dollar short, I’ve taken on a Tanka for Colleen’s Tanka Tuesday challenge. I know. It’s bad. But it was fun. I’ve never written one and the challenge was to write a Tanka poem (5/7/5/7/7) with the words ‘harvest’ & ‘moon’ in it. I couldn’t resist.
Lemon Shark Reef 
What do you mean? Your tanka is perfect! I love it! 💖💖💖
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Aw, thank you. My first attempt at a tanka. Fun. 💖 Thanks for the inspiration.
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I have a Tanka Guidelines page on my menu you might be interested in. I have some great links that talk more about what a tanka is and what we hope to achieve when writing them. Tanka are not as well known as haiku. We have an unexplored territory to enjoy! ❤
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I actually looked them up. Fascinating form and history. I’m going to have to work on that tricky turn. 😉 I’ll take a look at your site. Thanks!
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Sarah, I’m learning too. Have fun. ❤
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SARAH WRITES POETRY! 🙂
Yes, I am a geeky cheerleader.
This is great, Sarah.
#mast 💕
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I love geeky poetry cheerleaders. 🙂 Thanks, Eric. #mast 💙
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#MAST!
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Love that last line:)
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Thanks! 🙂
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So sad, Sarah. But beautifully expressed. I had to look up a Tanka poem. I’ll have to try one myself one day. Yours is great.
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I’d never written a tanka. Not sure I pulled it off but it was fun. 🙂 You really should try it. Thanks, Norah.
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