My first attempt... !
~ Lakshmi ~
elegance trumpets
through green streets plucking lush trees
payal* sing, bells ring
heads bow for blessings as she
enters the Ganesh Mandir*
*payal - anklet, Ganesh Mandir - temple of hindu deity most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon
*Tanka (short poem) is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.
Form : Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of onji:
5-7-5-7-7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka_(poetry)
~ Lakshmi ~
elegance trumpets
through green streets plucking lush trees
payal* sing, bells ring
heads bow for blessings as she
enters the Ganesh Mandir*
*payal - anklet, Ganesh Mandir - temple of hindu deity most widely worshipped in the Hindu pantheon
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| An everyday visit to the Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Pondicherry to meet Lakshmi |
*Tanka (short poem) is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature.
Form : Tanka consist of five units (often treated as separate lines when romanized or translated) usually with the following pattern of onji:
5-7-5-7-7.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanka_(poetry)
Nice attempt at "Tanka" I have been dabbling with the "Haiku" (3 lines) and the "Quadruplet" since a while...beware...these are addictive :)
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