Throwback Friday, A Window Stain (a Tanka)

Today I am presenting another poem that will be appearing in my new book “Until Eyes Hear Sound”. The Tanka is a relatively new poem format for me and “A Window Stain” which I wrote back in January 2021 was my first Tanka, and it will be the opening piece in the ‘Tanka’ section of Chapter 10. Short Poems: Haiku, Senryu, Tanka, and Others



A Window Stain, (a Tanka)

Evening tears ebb through

The window of last year’s stain

Fear closes the door

Today the pane is clearer

Tonight, the moon is brighter








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G'day, and welcome to my blog site. My name is Ivor Steven, I live in Geelong, Australia. I'm an ex-industrial chemist, and a retired plumber, and a former Carer of my wife(Carole), for 30 years, who suffered from severe MS. I Write poetry about those personal thoughts, throughout and beyond my life as a Carer. I've been blogging for over 2 years, and writing poems for 19 years. Of course a lot of my poems are about my favourite subject Carole, but since I've been blogging my writings have become quite varied, humourous, mystical, observational, and even a few monster/horror poems.

22 thoughts on “Throwback Friday, A Window Stain (a Tanka)”

    1. Thank you Ryan … I like writing them also … here is one appropriate for today’s wintry weather …
      From the North (a Tanka)

      Winter will not die
      Nor relinquish his title
      Without a cold blast
      Howling over frozen bones
      Of ancestors who have passed

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  4. This is so heart-touching, Ivor! ❤️
    It is a powerful reminder to look past the stains and know that things WILL get brighter and clearer…we must always have hope.
    Thank you for sharing this again!
    (((HUGS))) ❤️❤️❤️

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    1. A haiku is centered around around nature
      A senryu is an emotional/personal story
      … both are 5 x7 x 5 syllable
      A Tanka can be either about nature or a any story … with a 5 x 7 x 5 x 7 x 7 syllable count

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