5 lines – 31 syllables

(5 – 7 – 5 – 7 – 7)

third line transitions from description and image to reflection using metaphor, simile, personification, which will result reflective conclusion in final two verses

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka

I only just discovered this, thanks to a beautiful website with poetry on it — Nonso’s World – go check it out.

My first attempt at tanka may not quite live up to the rules, but perhaps I’ll do more.