Brimming With Hope
15 June 2019, Haiku/Tanka prompt word “hope”
dawn ripens and hangs plump new day on horizon orange glaze sweetens hope sitting between my lips ready to bite and swallow
PROMPT: Write a haiku/tanka using the Saturday prompt word “hope” (or a derivative).
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A haiku is a form of Japanese poetry totalling 17 syllables (in the English language) which are usually arranged in three lines of 5, 7, 5 syllables. It often references the natural world and more modern forms of haiku can also reference human nature.
A tanka is composed of 31 syllables in five lines (5, 7, 5, 7, 7). It can be written in a series addressing the same subject matter.