POEM STARTER
Submitted by Maranda Quinn
Write a Somonka from the perspectives of two lovers. A Somonka is made of two Tankas, with the second responding to the first.
A tanka consists of five lines with a syllabic structure of 5-7-5-7-7
Dearest Lover
My dearest Lover,
Her beauty not in deaths grasp
Her soul colour, white
Her it is who owns my heart
Be my Lover, forever
Your dearest Lover:
Beauty is not eternal
Souls, turn grey with age
Still, let’s rythem our heatbeat
I will be yours, forever
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