Slow MoverWet Prayer (A Tanka Poem)
Author’s Note: I have written haiku for many years. Heiwa Haiku has often been a spiritual practice for me. Recently I discovered tanka, another form of Japanese poetry, which, put simply, is haiku plus two additional lines. Haiku is generally written as three lines of 5-7-5 syllables respectively. Tanka uses the same format at the beginning and then adds two additional lines of 7 syllables each. The following is my first attempt at tanka. I am looking forward to further exploration and sharing of tanka poetry.
The morning is gray,a soft rain is falling down.
I walk with head bowed,
watching the mist of my breath,
listening to the wet prayer. #autumnLeaf #breath #ContemplativePoetry #creationSpirituality #Haiku #JapanesePoetry #Mindfulness #mist #morningRain #naturePoetry #peace #Poetry #Prayer #Rain #sacredOrdinary #silence #SlowMover #SpiritualReflection #Stream #tanka #walkingMeditation #wetPrayer
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