Shi or Uta means poem but Uta can also mean song. Shiteki no means Poetic
May 22, 2008
A site on some Shinto related documents
Posted at 01:00 EST
http://www.sacred-texts.com/shi/index.htm
Normally, I'd do more posting, but it's a bit late and I work tomorrow, so for now, here's a tidbit site - actually it's the Sacred Text site with information on everything religious and then some. Lots of useful research stuff.
February 3, 2005
A bit about Tanka and Haiku
Posted at 00:00 EST
Tanka is japanese poetry that consists of 5 line = to 31 words:
5 - 7 - 5 - 7 - 7
While Haiku is 3 lines = to 17 words: 5 - 7- 5
Tanka is also known as Waka - here is a site on it:
http://www.shef.ac.uk/japan2001/introduction.shtml
It also (at the bottom tells about Haiku which came about from Renga (meaning linked versus)
Ok before I bore anyone *LOL*, I'll let the link speak instead.
A sample Waka
Posted at 00:00 EST
This verse comes out of Genji Mongatari (the english translation thank you!)
the royal purple
of the shining flower
is the sun's light
there are no reasons
this wish cannot be so
