Under the Sakura Tree    by Annie Dameron
Price: $1.00 USD. 1750 words. Published on October 16, 2011. .
Can life be distilled in verses of 5-7-5? Read and enjoy too! "Under the Sakura Tree" features different styles of waka, or Japanese poetry, from the well-known haiku (5-7-5 syllables per line) to tanka (5-7-5-7-7) to choka (alternate lines 5-7, last stanza 5-7-7). Nature shines through these simple words and artwork that accompanies them.