General Poetry posted July 5, 2021


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A tanka for the contest

Midnight on the Bayou

by June Sargent

Heavens stop weeping
at midnight on the bayou
Moonlight streams through clouds
Frogs croak in celebration
while herons dream of catfish



Write a Tanka writing prompt entry
Writing Prompt
Definition of Tanka

An unrhymed Japanese poem consisting of five lines of 5/7/5/7/7 Syllables. The third line is a pivot line that completes the thought for the first two lines and starts the thoughts for the last two. Please use this format for this contest. A more in depth definition on Shadowpoetry.com


Tanka: 5-7-5-7-7 syllables with line three as pivotal point.
Pays one point and 2 member cents.

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