Leaves Fall

A tanka about leaves.

Leaves Fall

Leaves torn from branches

Flutter down to the ground

Hitting with a deathly impact

Do they stay in a dead state?

Come back next year, energized.

Not pieces of decay

Author's Note

I spent a long time writing this tanka poem. I usually don’t write forms of poetry, mostly free verse. I find that I am unable to express myself in a limited amount of syllables or lines…
So this was a bit of a change for me. Tanka poems are supposed to have 30 syllables total, (5-7-5-7-7) so the last line has an error. I couldn’t find a word though to sneak in there. Also the title has a bit of a play on words. As the leaves physically do “fall”, but also that it’s the season fall! But I hope you enjoyed this read, reviews appreciated.

Reviews

[Zane]

Spelling:
Sate- state?
And, if i may offer advice on the last line? You might want to put the word "dry" or another texture word in to describe the leaves as well as fill that missing syllable.

Great read. :) I really liked this one.