Tanka
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Tanka Hurry 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 Toh...
Tanka A 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 ro...
Tanka An 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 yo...
Tanka insomnia 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...
Haiku Haiku 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...
Haiku Haiku & 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...