Wilderswill (Tanka)

[ken.brandli]

[flickr]View of the Jungfrau from Wengen by Yukun, on Flickr[/flickr]

reflecting moonlight
Jungfrau in her white mantle
evening splendour
and in the cool crisp morning
wake to the sound of cow bells


© K R Brandli 09/20/2014

[ken.brandli]

A while back when I posted a Tanka I mentioned this one as being truer to form because of the jump in the fourth line from the impersonal to the personal/romantic perspective. Hope you like it.

[Stella]

Thank you Ken, for sharing you knowledge about the Tanka form with us. I certainly had no idea about the turn in the fourth line, and i must now go back and edit the Tanka poems in my collection.This "turn" is reminscent of the kireji in haiku.

Thank you....

[Karin Anderson]

A glorious photograph with beautiful imagery, and the for some reason 'the cool crisp morning' and 'sound of cow bells' really did it for me thank you Ken.

[Fay Slimm]

The picture and tanka whetted my longing to see for myself that wonderful place - - a lovely read Ken.

[Nightmute]

Now that is one gorgeous picture, depicting the beauty of nature. Your wonderful verse captures the tranquility that must be known by those who live within such a magnificent sight, sir.

[stevenstirk]

A true delight Ken. Both picture and poem perfect

[Seema Chowdhury]

Superb!!!

[Cindy]

I love this. I think the form adds to the beauty of your words.