Betrothed – Tanka #3

This is part of a series of tanka on the theme ‘Betrothed’. The previous poems in this series are given below.

Betrothed – Tanka #1

Betrothed – Tanka #2

A tanka is a Japanese form of poetry containing thirty one syllables, in five lines of five, seven, five, seven and seven respectively.

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