After Haiku
The Tanka
Is the dominant
Verse form in Japan
A Tanka
Consists of thirty-one syllables
Arranged in five lines of
5-7-5-7-7
I have a Japanese sister
Her name is Akira
She does not speak English
But understands French
I understand French
So she taught me
About The Tanka
Whilst we were waiting
For a train at the
Station of The Cherry Blossoms