A Tanka

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the day is tired
lays down and opens its heart
and all the colors
of each beautiful moment
that transpired today bleed out

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Copyright ©2025 Lisa Paul

I have written a tanka in response to Robbie’s Tanka Tuesday challenge, to use personification when describing an animal, an object or an abstract concept.

#TankaTuesday Poetry Challenge No. 27, Personification, 08/26/25
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21 thoughts on “A Tanka”

  2. Tankalicious work and a perfect reaction to beautiful photography. Thanks.

    (Friendly proofreader note: I don’t think you need the ‘s’ on ‘bleeds’. In shorter form you’d say, “all the colors BLEED out.” Otherwise you’d say, “each color bleeds out.” But you said “all”, so…)

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