Harsh Judge (Tanka)

by Meena Krish   Feb 24, 2010


Truth is a harsh judge
who peels away deceit's mask
its stern eye runs deep
making false tale to crumble
where truth lives, lies cannot breed

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)

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  • 15 years ago

    by Cindy

    Meena
    Wonderful piece. So much truth within your words.
    Excellent job on the club challenge.
    Take care
    Love Cindy

  • 15 years ago

    by Courageous Dreamer

    Well good thing im awake, I thought your title said huge tanka, not kidding :) haha anyways wonderful job, itss amazing what you can say with just a few words. nice job on the challenge .

  • 15 years ago

    by Sylvia

    Truth is the thing we should live by and with. Lies have no worth or place in our lives. Well done.

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