TANKA

TANKA

―　Four Seasons in Japan　―　
Last Update 2006.04.17

Introduction: Tanka (Japanese traditional poetry) began with "Manyoshyu"(Japanese oldest collection of poems). It was completed during the eighth century, containing about 4500 poems. Since then, Japanese have made these poems till today. Each poem has five lines which is composed of 5-7-5-7-7 syllables respectively.
What does tanka depict actually? It does changes of nature in four seasons. It also expresses, appreciating nature, our emotions in everyday life.

2006.04.17

Winter TANKAs added

(Sorry, I omit additon of Summer and

Autumn TANKAs)
2005.08.30

Sprint TANKAs added
2005.06.08

Winter TANKAs added

My 5 poems｜BACKNUMBER

PHOTO｜PHOTO BACKNUMBER

After cold days, it's
Warm today. The heavy snow
In the districts north
They would expect that warm days,
Snowfall stopping, would come.

Warm weather makes me
Go outdoors and passing by
A calm grove I found
White flowers of a camel-
Lia greeting me.

Heard wild birds chirp.　　Where?
Seeing them nowhere. They might
Eeating nuts flying
Busily among tops of
Trees high up above singing.

Standing by a small
Garden various trees planted,
I found a 'sasanqua'
With red flowers in full bloom
Which made me gay with whatever reason.

a kind of camellias

grow on a mountain

"SASANQUA"

Putting up with cold、
Hard buds of daphneｓ I　met
Them on my way of
A stroll, enduring the cold
Of winter, waiting for spring!

■Plants of spring
	a kind of loquats "INU-BIWA"
buds of camellias
	Narcissuses


NAME	Ransi
JOB	Priest
My favorite things	Take pictures of nature, Fishing
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