3 Tankas | Japanese poetric form by Anika,9, Gurugram
Do innovative poetic forms intrigue you too? 9 year-old Anika from Gurugram presents three Tankas (a Japanese metric form which paints the full description of a daily scene in only 5 lines and 31 syllables) to brighten up your day!
My Garden
Daylight is leaving,
My garden is turning dull again.
A nightingale sings,
Putting my sister to sleep
Under the iridescent moonlight.
Sadness and Joy
I was in the lead,
Dreaming of the gold medal.
Suddenly I screamed,
And tripped over a pebble.
Sadly, I lost fair and square.
BIRTHDAY PARTY
My birthday was dull,
Nobody even wished me.
All the lights went off.
Then someone brought out a cake-
A surprise party for me!
