Tanka Feb 8

chill breath
of dawn lights
upon my window-pane-
nighttimes promises
freeze into crystal


NOTE:Essentially a tanka in English is a 3 line hiku(SHOW)& a 2 line couplet (TELL) comment
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Ray Choudhury Avatar
February 9, 2022 at 4:19 PM
What a beautiful Tanka, Brian! Thank you for the notes - now I know how it is supposed to be. To my faves. BW ~ Mala
Kauffman Avatar
February 8, 2022 at 11:55 AM
"Nighttimes promises freeze into crystal" - what a wonderful "tell" Brian. So masterfully written and so vividly articulated. A fav for me! Blessings of joy to you. Also, thank you for the clarification of the tanka form!
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