A "Tanka Poem" is a poem with five lines that usually don't rhythm. The first and third line are usually five syllables while the second fourth and fifth are usually seven syllables. The third line is the "changing point" in the poem. If you read the first three lines you get one image and if you read the last three lines you get a different image. The third line is what makes that happen.
Sample: (mine)
The fire flares all around.
The flames tongue licking hungrily.
Turned to ashes.
We stand all around the urn.
Eyes red with unshed tears.
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PoetryThese are just some poems I've written. Many of them feature depression and self harm because that was been something I have been surrounded with these past years. If you read these you're being let into some of my inner feelings. Just know that the...
