The Wheel Of Life ( A Tanka )

Structure
–The Tanka

A short poem that uses syllables in it's structure similar to the Haiku .

The sequence of syllables are as follows
5-7 , 5-7. 7-5 , 7-5 and 7

My Example

The Wheel Of Life

By Paul McCann

Sometimes I get caned .
Love is like a bamboo stick
Sometimes I get pain .
Sometimes in life I get sick
Sometimes in life I am healed
Life is after all,
a series of things to feel .
I don't mind at all.
In life things turn like a wheel .