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Tanka Thoughts

TANKA THOUGHTS Taken back, in timeWas I just to write these lines13th century in factWhere as the Japanese taughtThe lessons of Tanka thoughts Indiana Shaw . . . "Mind, it took me a few centuries to catch up" . . . ; )

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Gershon Wolf

Date: 3/26/2022 9:07:00 PM

Hey, I'm with you... As the Japanese have informed me: You, vely razy bum! Hahaha. ROR. Gelshon Worf

Indiana Shaw
Date: 3/27/2022 8:01:00 AM

Hold on, Gershon, I could make a poem out of that . . . ; )

Jan Allison

Date: 3/26/2022 2:34:00 PM

good one Indiana, I have rarely written the tanka form, perhaps in another decade or century I will have mastered it lol:-) hugs Jan xx

Indiana Shaw
Date: 3/26/2022 3:29:00 PM

'Ello, Jan, it's just a Haiku, with a couple of spare lines, huggles back . . . ; )