We Are Mostly Water (Tanka) Poem by Paul Hartal
We Are Mostly Water (Tanka)
Rating: ★5.0
The ocean expands
In us as liquid solid.
Organized water
Percolates through all life forms.
We are mainly H2O.
Saturday, October 28, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: life,water
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
The human brain and heart are composed of 73% water and lungs are about 83% water. The human embryo consists of 97% water, vs the average adult body's 65%.
This verse follows the classical Japanese poetry genre of tanka. A short poem, tanka consists of five units, usually in separate lines. In romanized version the 31 syllables in the five lines form a pattern of:
5-7-5-7-7.
This poem is part of the "Poetry and Mathematics" project implemented at Dalhousie University, Halifax.
This verse follows the classical Japanese poetry genre of tanka. A short poem, tanka consists of five units, usually in separate lines. In romanized version the 31 syllables in the five lines form a pattern of:
5-7-5-7-7.
This poem is part of the "Poetry and Mathematics" project implemented at Dalhousie University, Halifax.
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Sandra Feldman
29 October 2017
Amazing data here Am I going to hear myself flowing Each time I walk the Sphere? Great didactic poem! A pleasure.
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5/1/2024 4:31:13 AM # 1.0.0.1119
Scientific information turned into a beautiful Tanka!