Rejoice (Tanka)
Rejoicing in life
soul’s jubilation singing
raising of voices
Praises of joy unto Him
uplifting mortal spirit
Comments: The Japanese tanka dating back to the 5th Century has a format of
five lines: the first has five syllables. The second has seven syllables. The third
has five syllables. The forth and fifth lines have seven syllables each. The
pattern is 5/7/5/7/7 for a total of thirty-one syllables. This one is about rejoicing.
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