Illusive Beauty
by JOSEPH BRYANT (Italian Stallion)
Illusive beauty:
a vividly portrayed dream,
surrounded by thoughts
of crisp pale blossomed flowers
and a mosaic sunset.
© Copyright 2009 By: Italian Stallion
*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) The 5/7/5/7/7 rule is rumored to have been made up for school children to understand and learn this type of poetry.