Under the Sakura Tree

Can life be distilled
in verses of 5-7-5?
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"Under the Sakura Tree" features different styles of waka, or Japanese poetry, from the well-known haiku (5-7-5 syllables per line) to tanka (5-7-5-7-7) to choka (alternate lines 5-7, last stanza 5-7-7). Nature shines through these simple words and artwork that accompanies them.