My Love

We are analyzing poetry in English... you'd think I enjoy it, but unfortunately I only write it, rhythm, rhyme, meter and such are NOT, repeat, NOT my thing! (Haha!!!) So this is a Japanese tanka, another assignment.

Your arms are alive

A comforted resting place

for my weary head

I love you more than the world

Half of my heart and my soul

 

Author's Note

Any and all critique! :)

Reviews

[Serenity Faith]

You intrigued me. I didn't know what a Japanese Tanka was, so I googled(I swear that should be a verb) ^_^ From my now knowledge of the form you seem to have done it perfectly. It lacks a rhyme which is actually considered a fault in Tanka poetry. You kept the 5-7-5-7-7 format and still stayed on your topic of love. Wonderful! Thank you for sharing. You've inspired me to try this myself sometime ^_~