4. Tanka ~ Snorkeling Time

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Passing waxing moon

Rippled tides pulled to new heights

The beach again drowns

Abundant with life unseen

Mask aligned, a new found world

Definition of Tanka

Tanka is a Japanese poetry type of five lines, the first and third composed of five syllables and the rest of seven. Tanka is the oldest type of poetry in Japan.

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