This morning, Ethical ELA asks us to write a tanka or series of tankas telling us all about a favorite, or maybe least favorite, fall tradition. A tanka is a traditional Japanese poetic form of 31 syllables over 5 lines. The syllable count is 5/7/5/7/7. Usually there is a turn in the third line. I am sharing a tanka about the "Biggest Little Football Game," an annual tradition in upstate NY between Ithica College and Cortland State where the winner takes home a giant trophy, The Cortica Cup. I am not really a football person and to be honest, I held my breath with every tackle and clenched my teeth when every helmet hit the ground, but I embraced the excitement because my son was out on that field giving his all.
Freezing fingers, toes,
Swirling wind, picking up steam,
As the sun settles
Huddled under blankets, we
Embraced the Cortica Cup.
Our boy, dressed in red
Did his part to bring it home
I held my breath with
Every crashing helmet,
Praying for a safe ending.
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