I take the personal liberty, say literary freedom and tentatively meta cultyuro-anachronistically call this Tanka a neo-wordsworthian version of Tanka ~ It is done with care and blessed freedom ~ Well, as we know Tanka was essentially originally a genre of Japanese poetry about "love" ~ Here, that too gets exemplifed very elegantly in this modern tanka ~ People who care to know about Tanka as a genre may venture to procure the first Wonder Haiku Worlds Anthology the large beautifully designed "Spasms Of Light" ~ avilable at Amazon.com and check the elaborate introduction ~ Our next Anthology is possibly expected to be published by June ~ 2016 We will surely be honoured to have this Tanka in its contents, of course if you permit Chèvrefeuille ~ `
I am overwhelmed by your kind words Narayanan. I would be honored if this tanka would be published in the 2nd anthology of Wonder Haiku Worlds. Thank you ...
Namaste