Angry, stormy seas
Nature’s spirit at its worst
Fear of tomorrow
Across the horizon comes
Peace and love in a new light
Darker and darker
Harshest words shouting through clouds
Louder and louder
Sunshine opening these skies
God’s rainbow showing His peace
Nature’s harmony
Unbalanced and falling down
Lightning splitting peace
Sudden calmness comes to all
Rebuilding broken pieces
A Tanka is a Japanese form of poetry, which is related to its cousin Haiku. The poem uses 31 syllables covering five lines (with syllable counts following a 7, 5, 5, 7 and 7 sequence). An effective Tanka uses personification, metaphors, and similes in its construction, and it performs well in expressing a mood, a thought, or a feeling.
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