According to Wikipedia, Tanka (短歌, “short poem”?) is a genre of classical Japanese poetry and one of the major genres of Japanese literature. Below you can read the 17th of my 2017 poems.
The aim is to write as many of these poems as possible to build a comprehensive picture of life with a disability in 21st century Britain.
A BlissCloud stranger
Shows true kindness towards me
A gentle, calm voice
To shine her positivity
During dark, depressing days
She is also the creator of BlissCloud yoga mats.