The Light Has Gone Out
I woke to sunshine.
On your handsome, smiling face.
Your light carries me...
Through a day of disarray.
Into a wicked storm of hate.
Between the dreary mountain haze.
I need your light day after day.
With all my love I even say...
Break through the vain waves of hate.
I'm trying to escape
Bring light to my life.
Abuse your power to save.
Or kill my softly in night.
On your handsome, smiling face.
Your light carries me...
Through a day of disarray.
Into a wicked storm of hate.
Between the dreary mountain haze.
I need your light day after day.
With all my love I even say...
Break through the vain waves of hate.
I'm trying to escape
Bring light to my life.
Abuse your power to save.
Or kill my softly in night.
♠ ♠ ♠
A haiku is a basic poem based around syllables. The basic syllable pattern is5
7
5
A Cinquain is a poem with five lines that focuses on one element of literature using the five senses.
A Tanka is a like a Haiku, in that they are both based on syllable pattern. Tanka patterns are not as stick. Overall a tanka poem must have 31 syllables. The basic Tanka syllable pattern is
5
7
5
7
7