A Haiku and a Tanka

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I got to re-explore the poet in me during a Creative writing workshop that I attended today. 

We were required to write a Haiku and a Tanka.

A Haiku

Morning


Water on the grass                                                           

Sparrows cheeping in the trees

On a cold morning.



      Photo by Ch P on Unsplash

A Tanka

Summer

Dark brown rice sacks lie

On the cold red floor below

A noisy old fan.

The merchant lies to cool off

After a day of toiling. 

Photo by Adrian Gomez on Unsplash




 



Comments

  1. AnonymousJune 9, 2024 at 8:20 AM

    I love the feeling that both these poems give me. First is afeeling of freshness and the second is comfort. 😌

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  2. AnonymousJune 9, 2024 at 8:31 AM

    Very beautifully expressed! It seems like the words paint vivid pictures that awaken all my senses....

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  3. AnonymousMarch 14, 2025 at 10:25 AM

    Well done, they are tricky, with all the counting, good job

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  4. AnonymousMarch 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM

    So evocative of the images they contain... this is beautiful.. keep writing Nic

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