Summer Tanka Poetry

Summer is so warm
The wind is gently blowing
Sun always gleaming
Sun rays blistering so hot
Swimming in the summer sun!!

by Charmaine (CAN)

How I love summer
The sun rays light beaming down
Splashing and swimming
The sun makes the water warm
It helps the flowers grow tall

by Tyler (CAN)

Warm and beautiful
Kids swimming and having fun
Trees softly blowing
Small birds chirping and singing
The best season of the year

by Emily (CAN)

Sun rays beaming down
Sun burns all around today
Plants are wilting now
Blistering stones on my feet
People swimming everywhere

by Colin (CAN)

TANKA POEMS

Tanka are 31 syllable poems that have been the most popular form of poetry in Japan for at least 1300 years. In Japanese, tanka is often written in one straight line, but in English and other languages, we usually divide the lines into five syllabic units: 5-7-5-7-7

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