Birds of Paradise -Kintaishi
Birds of Paradise,
those lovely colourful gems
high up in the Jacaranda.
Can still hear their mating call
Their brilliant plumage shining
like some vivid precious stones,
moving rainbows between leaves
fluttering feast of splendour
For Deborah's "Foreign Exchange" contest.
Germany
Note: This is not a Tanka, but there is no category for a Kintaishi (the modern form
of a Kanshi which are chinese poetry forms anyd vary between 4 to 12 lines of
either 5, 6 0r 7 syllables
Copyright © Gert W. Knop | Year Posted 2011
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