Harry Horsman Poet Tanka

Trust

In you i fear most
never ending one way street
one’s mentality
broken and in love destroyed
who’s ever been there for me?
Love a dual carriage way
never straight mixed emotions
yet for me so blind
everything to you given
trust, no more i can’t.

here i'm experimenting with a different 
form of poetry, yet using the Tanka..
calling it the 4 T's (toe to toe tanka.
see the syllable count and you will get it'''
5/7/5/7/7/7/7/5/7/5 

© Harry J Horsman 2013

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Richard Lamoureux June 24, 2013 at 6:58 AM Hi Andrea I tried one in Harry's style and called it toe to toe. I enjoyed trying it out. Also Good morning to you Harry. I hope you have a great day.

Andrea Dietrich April 28, 2013 at 8:36 PM hmmm, not sure I get why it's called Toe to toe Tanka. Did you invent it all yourself, Harry? What a fun thing to do.It seems I saw this the other day but it must have been used as an example by someone for this form because I have no comment here from the other day. How cool that you inspired the poets I see here to try your new form!

Andrea Dietrich April 28, 2013 at 8:33 PM harry I changed my first haiku out for another one here at Soup already. I have some pretty bad ones in haiku category!! now to examine your poem here.

Terry O'Leary April 28, 2013 at 3:37 PM Interesting form, Harry... great poem! Terry

Richard Lamoureux April 28, 2013 at 1:42 PM Hi Harry, I gave your style a try.

Mandy Tams The Golden Girl April 28, 2013 at 12:53 PM you do this so well but it is so sad harry xx

Bl Devnath April 28, 2013 at 12:28 PM It's really different and excellent too. One way to two ways.....Thanks.........., loved always, bl

Donna Jones April 28, 2013 at 6:59 AM I feel you took these thoughts right out of my mind..scary..how you were able to get such feelings..in black and white...but you did it beautifully..

Eileen Manassian April 28, 2013 at 6:48 AM You are the tanka master and now a new form! Wow, Harry, how do you do it! I will try this sometime soon. I did write a weird kind of tanka, and I hope you have a look at it when you can. This is a very deep write you've penned here. Unfortunately, once trust is broke...restoring it is near night impossible. Hugs

Timothy Jacks April 27, 2013 at 3:22 PM Interesting experiment Trusting in God is the only way I know, as the Lord is my only fear! I enjoyed seeing it from your view.

Karen Anglesey April 27, 2013 at 12:11 PM I really like this expression of broken trust. Very well done

Lucilla Carrillo April 27, 2013 at 9:27 AM This is good harryl I think you did great. Thanks for sharing.... Lucilla

Seren Roberts April 26, 2013 at 11:58 PM Oh Harry not another form for me to try. Nice to see you here, ...Seren

Nette Onclaud April 26, 2013 at 11:35 AM very experimental and yet wonderfully scribed in a most unusually unique way... great stuff, harry.. nice to read you agina..:) huggs!