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Title:       Tanka
Date:        2026-04-01
Link:        https://spool-five.com/poetry/2026_apr01_tanka/
Word Count:  71
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> And now, here is our (optional) prompt for the day! The tanka is an
> ancient Japanese poetic form. In contemporary English versions, it often
> takes the shape of a five-line poem with a 5 / 7 / 5 / 7 / 7 syllable-count
> – kind of like a haiku that decided to keep going.

Tall and strong wooden
door, props up the entrance way
Were it not for door
wind would blow out the candles
cathedral would fall away