A tanka is a Japanese poem, similar to a Haiku, that has five line of 31 syllables total, split up like 5-7-5-7-7. They’re fun to write so I thought I would try some from the world of 2019 movies.
A tanka is a Japanese poem, similar to a Haiku, that has five line of 31 syllables total, split up like 5-7-5-7-7. They’re fun to write so I thought I would try some from the world of 2019 movies.
Batman Both Superman
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Versus
I am the night I am the son of Krypton
He is a dangerous alien
His carelessness cost lives
friends…
I am a hero He is a crazed vigilante
Burning bats into shoulders
I should do something…
Protect my city
Gotham Metropolis
From him
I… I…
Must fight
To kill the alien Manipulated by Luthor
Face off
Special suit-Kryptonite No time for talk
Fight
God will die by man’s hand Martha
Why’d you say that name? Mom? Martha
WHY’D YOU SAY THAT NAME! Lois
Friends now
I will save your mother I will face Lex
Trust me
Brutality. Violence Kryptonian vessel
Doomsday
What can I do? He’s powerful
Is she with you?
Wonder Woman
The Trinity
Death
He’s gone
An inspiration
My fault
Together from now on.
Both here and in a galaxy far, far away
We celebrate a very special day.
A day of wonder, a day of mirth
Unlike few days upon this earth.
When grand heroes will step into the light
To battle forces of the night
Luke and Leia, Han and Chewy
Droids with messages that are screwy.
Tatooine, where the rule of thumb
Is villainy among the scum
Mos Eisley cantina is where you can go
To see the creatures put on a show
Or find a ride into the stars
To avoid the Empire’s radars
That piece of junk? Just wait a sec
The Kessel run under 12 parsecs?
You know that ‘s not a unit of time…
That story is the most sublime.
Just remember, to your chagrin
In chess you let the Wookie win.
So many great moments across the sky
for those who will live and those who will die
Yoda, the Ewoks, the massive Death Star
Lando, Kenobi and even Jar Jar.
Stormtroopers shooting and once again missing
Brother and sister unwittingly kissing
The Jedis killed off by one of their own
Boba Fett was an unaltered clone.
Tell me again, tell me with care
Boba Fett? Bobba Fett? Where?
Yoda tells Skywalker “Do or do not”
While Luke uses the Force to lift up a rock.
Vader tells Luke that he is his father
Causing poor Luke a great sense of bother
There is so much to do. There is so much to say
On International Star Wars Day
There is only one thing that you simply must do
Say to your friends, “May the 4th be with you!”
Lines at the concessions
when my shows about to start.
Too many other people
talking all the time
Light from the cell phone
that apparently can not wait.
Pop tops popping open
even though the show does not sell pop in cans.
Trailers before the movie
revealing too much of the plot
Late arrivals
walking in front of me
Popcorn
all over the floor
Concessions garbage
left behind
Lines in the bathroom
when I really have to go
Someone in the parking lot
who has parked too close to me
Today Was A Great Day!!
As I lay down upon my bed, before I slipped away,
I thought about the wondrous things that I had done today.
I learned to dance the Harlem Shake, and if that weren’t enough,
I danced it with my little dog, knee deep in marshmallow fluff.
I stopped a thief who robbed a bank, a hero tried and true.
My science trial showed its results and cured the stomach flu.
I braved the snow and frigid winds to reach Mount Everest’s peak.
And Jennifer Lawrence asked me if she should play Mystique.
About the new bill I advised President Obama.
At the zoo, without a care, I caught the escaped llama.
I wrestled with CM Punk, and I forced him to tap out.
I went to Cuba for the Dodgers as a talent scout.
Won an Emmy, Tony and the Academy Award,
I grabbed control of Disney; I’m the chairman of the board.
I read The Iliad; it was about the Trojan War.
I won an arm wrestling contest with the Mighty Thor,
I finished writing my first novel, it went really good.
My grammar may still need some work and work on that I should.
I parachuted from a plane and flew throughout the air.
And I discovered a Sasquatch inside its hidden lair.
I swam out in the swamp and I hog-tied a crocodile.
I was a tourist guide who floated upon Egypt’s Nile.
I led a crew of scientists up Kilimanjaro.
Oh, I can’t wait to see just what I will do tomorrow.