after you left
a winter sparrow fluttered
across your path―
its song too high
for the human ear
Jeanne Emrich
these lilacs
so fragrant when we met
now dry as dust
I pick the last blossom
and wear it in my hair
Margaret Chula
the blue sky breeze
like water falling
through the trees―
far from news and causes
this one hour carefree
Tom Clausen
Welcome!
Learn here about the lyric poem of Japan
known as tanka (waka),
now becoming one of the
most popular and
versatile short forms of poetry in
English.
A Song in the Air: an Indian Musician's Path to
Haiku and Tanka―an Interview with Kala Ramesh
by Amelia Fielden
