Butterfly (Tanka)

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A butterfly soars.
Way up in the clear, blue sky.
Colors gleam, and shine.
Without a care in the world.
It flies to the motherland.

A Tanka poem is made up of five lines, and this is how it's arranged. This was just for fun, and I'd love to see your Tanka poems in the comments :)

Line 1- 5 syllables
Line 2- 7 syllables
Line 3- 5 syllables
Line 4- 7 syllables
Line 5- 7 syllables

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