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Manyoshu Poem for the Japanese Club

A chapter in the book Tanka Collection

Cerulean Moon

by Gypsy Blue Rose


If You Would Like To Join the Japanese Poetry Club, please check my author notes
 
 
cerulean moon
tangled in summer breeze
follows the path to your door
amid stargazer lilies
that bow down to you
 
 

 




5/6/7/7/5 = 30 syllables

Stargazer lily is part of an oriental group of lilies. They are known for their fragrant perfume. They bloom mid-to-late summer. Heavy flowers bow pointed down to the ground.

MANYOSHU is the oldest poem collection in Japan in the 8th century. FORM = written in 5 lines with 31 syllables or less. They are dedicated to a loved one ( romantic, missing, losing, or deeply depressed.)
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Club entry for the "MANYOSHU POEM" event in "JAPANESE POETRY CLUB".  Locate a writing club.
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