The Skeleton of Tanka, How to Write Daily Life

It seems my writing has a framework. And it's that of a tanka.

The reason I started note was to keep a record of my handicrafts. Yet now, I am writing tanka and even daily essays. I am completely a 'note person.' Recently, I have been proudly calling myself a creator.

Back when I used to listen to Voicy often, I would comment almost every day.
I remember dancing with joy when my favorite personality told me, 'Your writing is short, rhythmic, and easy to read.'

A friend I met during my Voicy days laughed and said, 'Whenever I try to explain things, my writing ends up getting too long.'
Conversely, I am not good at long-form writing. Even when I try to write at length, it ends up being small and contained. But back then, I didn't understand my own 'writing habit.'

It was around the time I started showing my note drafts to an AI.
It said, 'You are someone whose framework is tanka,' and 'The abundance of white space is very Koyagi-like.' I laughed out loud at such a spot-on observation.

It might just be me, but people who compose tanka omit explanations. I wonder how much we love white space.
That is why, when I write essays, I escape into abstraction halfway through. I tend to view myself from a bird's-eye perspective.

I read aloud in my head once, and split long sentences into two. Even so, the feeling of sentences ending abruptly makes my back itch.

Furthermore, rhythm is more important than conveying information.
Sentences that accidentally fall into a 5-7-5 pattern make me feel refreshed.

Rather than a formal structure, I write about the subtleties of the heart.
I also think it's fine if the end of the writing doesn't feel tied up.

There is one more troublesome habit I have.
I tend to use onomatopoeia or sound effects for explanations.
For example, saying I tried to write a piece that 'just zips along and is put out quickly.'

Oh, right.
I often lack particles and forget to include the 'te-ni-o-ha.' For instance, writing 'wind blows' instead of 'the wind blows.'

It's not that it's bad, it's just that this is the only way I can write.

Even if it isn't perfectly conveyed, it might be okay to leave it to the reader.

――My apologies.

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