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A chapter in the book Tanka Collection
Mournful Loon's Winter Wail
by Gypsy Blue Rose
for rules and information, please check my author notes
I'll miss you the most when gray dusk mist settles upon the reeds where the loons' winter wail spears my heart
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Tanka is one of the oldest types of Japanese poetry. It begun in the Emperial Court, where lovers exchanged a tanka after a night of lovemaking.
Tanka in Japan, is 31 syllables in a 5/7/5/7/7 form, but in English is 31 syllables OR LESS format.
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