On the Side of Life: Essay Collection 21 - The Summer I, at 38, Got Hooked on Tanka.

Hello everyone, it's Shinsuke!

The other day, I suddenly decided to try writing tanka, so I wrote some with a summer theme.

Since I had gone to the trouble of writing them, I started wanting someone to see them,

and submitted my work to the contest.

As a result, I received reactions from many different people.

Having my work evaluated is a culture unique to NOTE that I don't see much on other social media, and I love it.

When I looked at other works there, I found many poems that skillfully used words I could never express.

And above all, within the set rules of 5-7-5-7-7, which feel long yet short,

"How skillfully can one express oneself?"

I became completely addicted to this refreshing feeling, which is similar to a sport.

Tanka is profound...

It seems the [Everyone's Haiku Contest] is accepting various poems until July 25th.

Lastly, one poem:

Summer vegetables
Before I knew it, busily
Plump and round
Like my wife's
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Thank you for reading today as well.

#SeasonalTanka