Choka
The most intricate Japanese Poetry form is the Choka, or Long Poem.
The early form consisted of a series of Katuata joined together. This gives a choice of form structures of
5/7/5/5/7/7… etc. or 5/7/7/5/7…etc
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My mother, my mom A great woman in the world, Talking, behaving in great Great in caring me And in sharing my feelings I cannot forget her word; Behavior she does The concern, caress she does That absorbs the every pain Stored in my heart By her motherly made heart Only one in the whole world; So how my heart can exchange With what her heart possesses.
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