MSN Home  |  My MSN  |  Hotmail
Sign in to Windows Live ID Web Search:   
go to MSNGroups 
Free Forum Hosting
 
Important Announcement Important Announcement
The MSN Groups service will close in February 2009. You can move your group to Multiply, MSN’s partner for online groups. Learn More
bbc poetry corner[email protected] 
  
What's New
  
  Welcome  
  Site Visits  
  Messages  
  General  
  Audio  
  Christmas Tree  
  Xmas Fun  
  Challenges  
  Fav poet/writers  
  Friday Challenge  
  Fun 'n Games  
  Halloween Posts  
  Haiku Poetry  
  Haiku  
  Music and Lyrics  
  Kid's Korner  
  Childrens Poetry  
  New Challenges  
  Past Challenge  
  New Poetry Pge 9  
  New Poetry Pge 8  
  New Poetry Pge 7  
  New Poetry Pge 6  
  New Poetry Pge 5  
  New Poetry Pge 4  
  New Poems Pge 3  
  New Poems Pge 2  
  New Poems Pge 1  
  Picture Poems  
  Prose/Stories  
  P of T W Winners  
  New Format Board  
  Guide to Terms  
  Figurative  
    
  Pictures  
  In Dreams  
  Us Lot  
  Steve Riggs Pictures  
  Poetess's Pics  
  Stellatoo's pics and stuff  
  Bunnsosoft  
  ani and some  
  Anemone  
  Zydha's World  
  Photo shoot  
  Peluche!  
  Zydhah  
  Peggy's Pics  
  Steve's photo's  
  Mindmans Bits  
  Kitty's  
  Emma's pictures  
  Birthdays  
  Documents  
  Links  
  BRBspassky  
  Cara's Poetry  
  Fluff's Poetry  
  ForestFlower  
  Jen's Poetry  
  Jimmyjoyce's  
  Kayano's Poetry  
  Melody's Poetry  
  Merlin's Poetry  
  Mindmanuk (Mark)  
  Mikhail's Poetry  
  Peggy's Poetry  
  Pip's Poetry  
  Poetess's Poetry  
  Potleek's Poetry  
  Rhumour's Poetry  
  Stella  
  Steve's Poetry  
  Travellingpoet  
  Zydha's Poetry  
  Tools  
  Zy's Tutorials  
  Multiply glitch  
  
  
  Tools  
 
New Poems Pge 3 : The Tanka; this week's challenge
Choose another message board
 
     
Reply
 Message 1 of 3 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameZydha  (Original Message)Sent: 4/14/2005 5:50 PM
Hy Poets, I posted something I found with reference to 
the Tanka format in Challenge and Poetry Workshop
I'm still trying to get the hang of them with help from Clive,
but although there is a recognised syllable count, it does not appear to be essential, as long as it's five lines within 31 syllables
 
GREY DAYS
 
~~~
 
In shaded sadness
Infinite wonderings
Fall relentlessly
Umbrellas miss the rain though
Tomorrow will be brighter
 
~~~
 
(c)  ZYDHA HART  2005


First  Previous  2-3 of 3  Next  Last 
Reply
 Message 2 of 3 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameForestFlower5893Sent: 4/14/2005 5:53 PM
Hi Zy, I was just replying to this when it disappeared lol.
 
I think you are definitely getting the hang of these tankas
 
especially liked 'umbrellas miss the rain though'  - but I think you just added though after I read this the first time lol
 
Emma

Reply
 Message 3 of 3 in Discussion 
From: MSN NicknameZydhaSent: 4/14/2005 6:04 PM
Hahaha....you have to be fast to catch the practice runs, Emma, lol
 
Thanks, I am trying and it's lb's challenge. I'd just been looking at the challenges and I thought of a way to improve and popped back here to change this one too, lol, I also just like confusing you, Zy