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TankaHurry up to see her before my mum’s gone: Michinoku no Hahano inochi…
みちのくの 母のいのちをひと目見ん ひと目見んとぞ ただにいそげるMichinoku no Haha no inochi wo Hitome-min Hitome-min tozo Tadani isogeru To the Tohoku ...
TankaA romantic Tanka by the 75th Japanese Emperor: Se wo hayami Iwani sekaruru…
瀬を早み 岩にせかるる 滝川の われても末に 逢はむとぞ思ふSe wo hayami Iwa ni sekaruru Takigawa no Waretemo sueni Awamutozo omou swift on the rockap...
TankaAn early spring Tanka by Emperor Koukou: Kimiga tame Haru no noni idete…
君がため 春の野に出でて 若菜摘む 我が衣手に 雪は降りつつKimiga tame Haru no noni idete Wakana tsumu Waga koromode ni Yuki wa furitsutsu For you,I ...
Tankainsomnia snow不眠の雪 – a Tanka Poem
silent night counting my solitude quiet and busy over the windowsill piling up insomnia snow しんしんと 更ける夜半に 目を覚まし さくさくつもる ...
HaikuHaiku and Tanka Collection in Japanese and English: My Books
Haiku and Tanka are traditional Japanese poetry styles. Haiku poem is composed of 17 moras which are supposed to corresp...
HaikuHaiku & Tanka Practice: My First English Book self-published
I have self-published some books in Japanese before, but this is the first time to publish a book in English. I am so ha...