Tanka meaning "short song", is a name for a short form of lyric verse which originated in Japan over a thousand years ago. Tanka first became known in the West about one hundred years ago. I found it to be a perfect form for me to express my feelings and to use to journal. It's also very handy for text used in hand made books. Here is a Tanka I just wrote after a visit to my old home town.
passing by
strangers live there now
in our old house
where memories of my childhood live
i am the only one left
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