Thursday, May 9, 2013

INSPIRED BY CHINA. HAIKI AND TANKA POETRY by Taylor Jones


For my blog I wanted to share some of the poems I have written while here.  All of them are in the traditional eastern styles of haiku and tanka.

Granite Guardian (Inspired by the great wall) (haiku)
Legendary Rocks
Ancient style of the stone craft
Decades of artwork

Scarlet Threads (Inspired by China’s Flag) (tanka)
What is in a flag?
Nation’s Representations
I only know one
Live for the red, white, and blue
Our red ties us together

Life Bed (Inspired by my lack of sleep) (haiku)
Sleep is wasted time
Embrace opportunity
You can rest in death

Spicy Endurance (Inspired by hotpot) (tanka)
Survival technique
It’s now a delicacy
Flaming hot passion
Kindness and food warm my heart
This is the pride of Chongqing

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