Tanka
A friend asked
had my poetry improved
over the last year?
No
I replied
I gave up
in January
but I kept on
writing
Thoughts
Never write a Tanka. When you are in a rush. Because you will continually. Mess up the formula. What’s wrong with you? It’s 5-7-5-7-7.
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