Secret Response Poems

This is a project where you write a response tanka (henka) to the theme tanka
in the comments section.

I have selected poems about missing someone
from the list of submissions for the Izayoi Cup as themes.

Although this project has a loyal following,
first-timers and those new to tanka
are absolutely welcome! 😊

There are two themes, but
just one is fine.

I will update the article as submissions come in.

From your submissions,
I will choose the theme for next week
based on my own judgment and bias.

(Postscript)
Furthermore, thanks to Azuki's kindness,
she will pick out some of the response poems
and turn them into songs! ✨
Now you have the joy of not only being chosen as an original poem
but also being chosen for lyrics! 💖

Leading up to the White Bear Cup on December 25th,
this is a 4-week consecutive project
every Sunday.

Please write a response poem (tanka)
for your special someone! 💖

Theme

Response Poem

Theme 1

Unable to wait even for a DM reply,
I write a letter in the evening drizzle.
Madoka Sasara

I want to exchange voices on the phone rather than letters,
I want to see you more than I want to hear your voice.
Miyu

In the evening, I unravel the poem you wove,
intoxicated by the tricks in every stitch.
Yukinko ⛄️

Waiting in vain, the winter stars in the window of a sleepless night,
tonight as I wait for you, the darkness freezes.
Izayoi

It's not quite enough to put into a letter, so I whisper it
right at the nape of your neck.
Tsukino Asato

The pampas grass rain turns into letters one by one,
letting them gently dampen her.
Temari

When I read your letter so softly,
my dry skin is perfectly moisturized.
Tomone

On nights we cannot meet, I hold the letters you threw,
searching for love in the gaps between the words.
Chiyo Ohashi

The breath, the letters you wrote,
I want to slowly trace them and feel them.
Shirokuma Kirin

Are you doing well? Falling softly,
is the comforting rain you? It feels like a blessing.
moe

When it dwells in the letter I am writing, the autumn rain falls,
I pray simply that it will clear up eventually.
Tsuru

In that letter you are writing on and on,
I wonder if you were able to decipher the hidden code.
Noncha

Munya munya, praying for happiness in your sleep-talking,
I see a satisfied sleeping face.
Good morning, Yone-chan

Feeling both sides of loneliness in the fleeting night,
I am deciphering your heart.
Yuzu

The handwriting style, a letter that burns with your personality,
melting in the heat of the words we exchange.
Even so, a mother

Reading the letter while the rain continues to fall softly,
thinking of you, I also read the letter.
With Haru~ 🌸

Your voice drifts along endlessly,
the characters that dyed me drop by drop.
Yunagi Haruka

If the raindrops call sorrow to you,
let my letter be your umbrella.
rira

The rain is falling mournfully,
I am looking at your letter, I am crying.
Tomomura Noriko

Tracing your letter every five minutes,
I cannot hide my smile and hide under the blanket.
Fu.

If I fall in love with you reading the letter for a while,
my heart is moistened by the rain and dew.
Yoshida Miyu

Embracing my trembling heart in the autumn rain,
I am going to steal your dreams.
Nishino Keika♡

The beginning and the end are both vague in the autumn rain,
even the heart you told me about.
Ricotto

From the sweetness of your letter on a rainy night,
I grab onto 'like' and run through the autumn rain.

Woven between the lines is 'I love you',
my 'like' runs out during a break in the rain.

The answer to your letter where you hold an umbrella,
before this long rain washes it away.
MITEI NARICO🔰

While listening to the pleasant sound of the autumn rain,
a letter to you is inevitable, isn't it?
chiyo

When I suddenly look outside the window, snow is piling up,
looking at the letter, my love piles up.
Azuki

All of me, even this evening after the autumn rain has passed,
layering my unfulfilled heart with Jazz.
Misucha

The autumn rain has stopped and the swallows are heading south,
so I will fly too, all the way to you.
Akizuki Megumi

You are vividly reflected behind my eyelids
I close my eyes for the third time and let myself think for a while
Poet: Iroha

Theme 2

While dreaming of the day I walk the |boulevard| with you
I count the days on my fingers
Madoka Sasara

Blowing in the wind on the balcony, looking up at the sky
Shall I go see you with oden in hand?
Miyu

As the twilight approaches endlessly, tonkararin
I have come to want to see you too
Izayoi

Over the leaves that rattle in the north wind
A contrail whispers your name
Tsukino Asato

Mackerel clouds become a flying carpet in the sky
Carry me to the town where you live
Temari

Mackerel clouds floating like a single ship
My heart beats fast, I want to see you soon
Tomone

Waves lapping at the shore of a whimsical sky
My feelings for you entrusted to those clouds
Chiyo Ohashi

The destination of those clouds is you, a direct flight
May I always be by your side
Shirokuma Kirin

We are looking at the same sky, aren't we? The autumn sky
Soft and warm, just like you
moe

Mackerel clouds that feel like listening to the sound of waves
I'll take one in my hand and go to see you
Tsuru

I asked the sheep clouds to deliver a message
That I want to see you and that I love you
Noncha

Looking down, a milk swirl that looks like you
Would you like a sip? It's caffeine-free
Ohayou Yonechan

On evenings when I find mackerel clouds, I go to see you
Let's pretend we made such a promise
Yuzu

Feeling like I can see the same clouds, I stand on tiptoe
May my longing to see you reach you
Koredemo Haha

Those mackerel clouds that look like waves
Carry you to me
Haru to Tomoni

Unrequited love, like a game of push and pull
Now I can say, lend me your back
Yunagi Haruka

When I told the blue sky my feelings for you
The sunset dyed deep red and hid away
rira

The poem of 'I'm home' and 'Welcome back' is right beside me
On the 135th meridian
Noriko Tonomura

I want to see you, so before the rain falls, to your town
Whether to head there or not, I leave it to the clouds
Fu.

Looking up at the sky where clouds cross, I listen to your voice
Chasing the image that remains in my heart
Miyu Yoshida

The moon is full, mackerel clouds ripple in silver
|Your| name echoes, but I am lost in the dead of night
Hisui

In my dream, the same mackerel clouds as that day
Riding the waves to be with you
Keika Nishino

Mackerel clouds remind me of your back
A back so close yet far, one I cannot touch
Ricotto

Looking up at sheep clouds, I talk to you on the phone
Saying that the same clouds are here too
SF

The 'I want to see you' that overflows to the brim
Becomes silver scales and shines

Before the mackerel clouds scatter and drift away
I run, holding the answer to my feelings

My feelings for you are swept away by the waves
Drowning while holding silver scales
MITEI NARICO🔰

Like the waves, my sky is also filled with mackerel clouds
It seems our longing to meet is the same
chiyo

Though mackerel clouds are but grains of cold ice
I hold the desire to see you at my core
Misecha

A pleasant breeze has brought iridescent clouds
Come here to see the rainbow colors
Megumi Akizuki

Crossing the sky, accompanied by a contrail
Shall I go to see you right now?
Yomibito Iroha

The two people we had the pleasure of featuring for this theme are
these two✨

The White Bear Cup starts on December 25th✨

The header was
drawn by Hayashippu-sensei✨
. We are currently holding a project
perfect for the busy month of December.