Tanka of Dream Shining

On far horizon
All of my dreams do brighten,
Fears scattered by light
Of the Son shining in sight
Of the darkness of stark night

Tanka of Dreams

Are some dreams so real
That your destiny they seal
Or your ills they heal?
Can they portend the future?
And can they also nurture?

Double Tanka of Night Tears

The moon will listen,
If you shed every tear,
In black night glisten;
Drive away all of your fear,
As she draws you ever near.

She will do no harm,
Nor give you cause for alarm;
But she has no arms
To hold, but plenty of charms
To enfold, never to scold.

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Tanka of Hope and Gratitude

Hope has returned;
Faith, too, has been restored
By sweet Sélená,
So by me so adored,
Of my spirit, mistress lord.

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I have to say, “Thank you” to BeeHappee for leading me to another fun challenge, the challenge of Tanka, another poetic form of which I’ve not been familiar. Tanka is another Japanese poem-form consisting of five lines, the first and third of which have five syllables and the other seven, making 31 syllables in all and giving a complete picture of an event or mood; from tan meaning “short” and ka meaning “song.” This was fun, too, but even harder than the Haiku!

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