Here's a little piece of 'found' tanka-prose (like haibun but with a tanka, rather than haiku suffix) based on a spam mailing that arrived in my in-box the other day. Apart from editing out the gibberish and re-ordering some of the lines, its pretty much as is. I've even included the picture of 'Tasha' that was enclosed – tho I suspect that if I ever followed up this message, I'd find myself being hunted down by some black-clad, crone of a Babushka with legs like the hut of Baba Yaga.





MINE NAME IS TASHA

Hello!!! How are you? Thanks for your letter!!!
Well, let's begin our e-mail acquaintance?!!!
As you already know, mine name is Tasha.
It not my true name, it’s my nickname on the internet.
My real name is Tatyana
but I love more when people call me Tasha.

I want that you sent me also some photos of you. Agree?
What it is more interesting to communicate and receive a photo?
It will be remarkable to have your photo on my computer
and to look at you more often. I will wait it.
It is a pity but I really have few photos on my computer.
I will send some photos with this letter.
Inform me what you think about them.
Do not hesitate because I love compliments!!!

I will tell to you not much about me. Mine name is Tasha.
I go in for sports at leisure because it is my second work.
Certainly, I love sports and am a very sports person.
In my free time I like to walk in park.
For me the season and weather is not important.
I think this very good and useful to health.
Sometimes it is necessary to have a break
from dirty city air and to leave on the nature!
Sometimes, when it turns out nice
I happen on picnics with my girlfriends on the nature.  

I love animals. Especially I love cats and dogs.
I have three dogs which live at my summer residence.
In cold time they live at my place. You love cats?
Right now on my knees sits my cat Tomis
who also helps me to write you this letter:))

I can assure you that I wish to learn you better!
It will be good if you tell to me more about your hobby?
You like to read books? You prefer what literature?
I love detectives and books about psychology.

Well, I think that I will stop writing this letter.
I think next time I will tell to you more about my family
and why I search for relationships on the internet!
I hope it will be interesting for you to learn it?
If it is interesting then I will tell it to you.

Mine name is Tasha. I wish you a good and sated day!


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spamming the West for men
Iron Curtain down
PC firewalls up
...from Russia with love