Perfect Symphony: Tanka (Letters from the soul #16)

We all are gypsies

Searching our long, lost abode

On this vast planet;

The home we have left behind

With promise in the last life.

Perfect symphony

Occurs when we find our home

~A place or person;

Our vibe fascinates our tribe

A town feels like paradise.

Our face shines in bliss

Each day feels like a picnic

Perfect symphony

Is the sound of blithe laughter,

Wind chimes tinkling in our soul. 

© Purba Chakraborty 

18.04.2018

Note: This is a set of three Tankas. Tanka poem is a Japanese poetry form, which is similar to haiku. It is a 5 line poem, having the syllable count of 5-7-5-7-7. These poems are written about nature, season, love, sadness and other strong emotions. This form of poetry dates back almost 1200 years ago. It does not have to rhyme. 

Read Letters from the Soul #15

Waves, Rain and Wind chimes!

Music of sea waves

Can cease the chatter of mind

Ebb the anxiety;

Symphony that motivates

A soul weary of living.

Melody of rain

Can spray romance in a heart

Weave colorful dreams;

Nostalgic minutes

Bring back moments of  passion.

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Music of wind chimes

A euphoric harmony

Makes you laugh and dance;

You open your arms to life

With all your mind, heart and soul.

-Purba Chakraborty 

(14.12.2016)

Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

Linking this poem with Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Music

Special Letter

Clouds visit mountain

With a rare, special letter

From his old pal, sea;

As mountain beams and writes back,

Clouds form drizzles to meet sea.

-Purba Chakraborty

20.01.2016

Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

Linking this poem to Poets United Midweek Motif ~ Mountain

Treasure of Nature

(This picture is captured from the room of my hotel in Noorpur, a small town in West Bengal)

Beautify the earth

Be a treasure of Nature,

So that your journey

Reads like an artistic tale

That can inspire the lost souls.

Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

Linking this poem to Poetry Pantry #277

Read me once!

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Try to read me once:

Unravel the metaphors

Sprinkled on my face;

The oxymoron I wear

Look for a rhyme in my eyes!

A Tanka is a Japanese poetry form which is commonly written as expressions of gratitude, love or self-expression. There are 5 syllables in the 1st line, 7 in the 2nd, 5 in the third and 7 in lines 4 and 5 (5/7/5/7/7). For detailed information on Tanka, click http://tankajournal.com/what-is-tanka/

Linking this poem to Poetry Pantry #265