Practise the thinking. Keep the judgement.
短歌 — Tanka poetry
たんか
tanka
Meaning
Tanka poetry
Original example
旅の思い出を短歌にしました。
I turned a memory of my journey into a tanka.
Cultural context and nuance
Traditionally follows a 5–7–5–7–7 mora pattern. Longer than a haiku, but not defined only by length.