The tanka is a Japanese poetic form similar to haiku. The format is 5-7-5-7-7 syllables per line. Here's one I did recently -
(In Japanese:)
小さいな
日初年和ときに
する葉っぱで
秋の暮れで
看護友達の。
(Pronunciation:)
Chiisai na
Bishonen wa toki ni
Suru happa de
Aki no kure de
Kango tomodachi no.
(Translation:)
As a small,
Beautiful boy
Plays games in the leaves
During the autumn dusk,
I care for my friends.
Notes: The phrase "beautiful boy" (bishonen) is used in this instance for "baby-ish" boys with aesthetically pretty faces. Also, the phrase "care for" (kango) is the same usage for medics tending to the sick. Disclaimer: I'm not sure I'm 100% accurate.
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Interesting stuff. I like it. I've never been good at keeping to any meter, let alone a prescribed one, but you did wonderfully. The Japanese sounds beautiful.
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