Elfje

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The Dutch form

Elfje

Eleven words;

line one – one word

line two – two words

line three – three words

line four – four words

line five – one word

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No rhyming required .. just some simple thinking ..

a story, a complete thought, just what my simple brain

needs in order to keep it occupied and out of trouble.

Elfje:

Simple

Easy peasy

Life without complications

No worries, no frets

Luck

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Elfje:

Cool

Balanced emotions

Symmetry in motion

Human in classic form

Poised

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Elfje:

Traditional

From generations

Habit, custom, time-honored

Doing what is acceptable

Orthodox

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Elfje:

Grandiose

Big deal

Over the top

More than is excessive

Pretentious

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Exercise over … hopefully I will attempt a real poem soon.

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ME and the Boss

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