Justice (Tanaka)

by Steven Beesley   Jun 25, 2012


Is there true justice?
Lady justice blindfolded,
scales are not balanced.
So not everything is fair,
even so justice be served.

Tanaka:

Tanaka is an unrhymed Japanese form with syllable count of 5,7,5,7,7.

25th June, 2012 (c)

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  • 13 years ago

    by Meena Krish

    Yeah...justice is blind and is unfair at times I guess maybe that is why Lady justice is blindfolded! Good one!

  • 13 years ago

    by L

    I was just curious is it Tanaka? or Tanka?

    I like this short piece. Great write.

    • 13 years ago

      by Steven Beesley

      One and the same:

      A Tanka is a form of Japanese poetry that consists of lines with the syllable form:

      5, 7, 5, 7, 7

  • 13 years ago

    by Dagmar Wilson

    Great write , life is not fair from time to
    time. Is there true justice? I want to believe there is

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