In the seventh grade we were learning to write Japanese tanka poems. They are kind of like haiku's: five lines - 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 7 syllables. Here is a compilation of all of the tankas that I wrote. {Rated G} COMPLETED APPROX JAN-APR 2015 Cover Image: http://static.boredpanda.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cherry-blossom-sakura-6.jpg