Greetings family 🫠 We wanna introduce you to a new poetic form today. It's called the Tanka. So what is Tanka poetry? Tanka is a 13-century-old form of Japanese poetry, translating to "short song," consisting of five lines with a 5-7-5-7-7 syllable structure. Unlike the shorter haiku, tanka offers more space to explore deep emotions, nature, and human relationships, often featuring a "pivot" line shifting from image to emotion. Below is an example of a tanka poem: Bees gather pollen (5 syllables) Which they bring back to their hives, (7) As I take breakfast: (5) Sweet honey spread over toast. (7) Scant reward for their labour. (7) — Iain Mackay Coming to the fun part, For your writing session today, compose a tanka poem. This is an open theme, which means you can write on any topic. We love reading your entries. The rule is simple 🫴 • read and leave a feedback for each other. See you in a while. Get your creative juices flowing. P.S: what's your favourite thing to write about? Tag your piece with