edge, you’ll never know
where to find it and how to
while standing safely
with a veiled transparency
in the quiet, inert centre
Tanka is a poetry form which originated in Japan more than 13 centuries ago. In its purest form, tanka poems are most commonly written as expressions of love, self-reflection, and gratitude. It contains five lines and 31 syllables in the form of 5-7-5-7-7.
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an absolute beauty & profound….
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Thank you… 🙂
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loved the verse
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Edges are interesting in their liminality.
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True that… after a certain limit, they could summon danger…
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beautiful words!
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Thank you so much…. 🙂
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