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Private Island

Private little isle,
away from all the hustle.
Sunlit paradise,
gentle waves upon the sand.
I long to be on your shore.

 

© 2010 Philip N. Carcione

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Tanka

Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five, seven, five, seven, and seven syllables. (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)

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last updated 26 December 2010 - 10:18pm
©23 August 2010 - 4:33pm — phil_carcione
23 August 2010 - 9:29pm — heatherburns35
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very nice. I like shorp poems.