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“Thank goodness
I was never
sent to school;
it would have
rubbed off some
of the originality.”
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~ Beatrix Potter
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Elfje: (Cinquain) classic: each word only one syllable
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new
not old
first time through
not a used thing
fresh
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Lune: 5 / 3 / 5
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an original
avant-garde
hopefully better
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Poem:
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be happy you are you and not me
inside of others heads we cannot see
I am happy to be me and not you
then, neither of us would have a clue
let the children be children
their personality is already built in
let others be others if they must
it is only in God that we can trust
billions of souls every one of them unique
the fortunate survive to become an antique
just be glad that you are you
find the way, you may become a guru*
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- *guru ” from Hindi and Punjabi, from Sanskrit guru
‘weighty, grave’ (compare with Latin gravis ),
hence ‘elder, teacher’.”
gu – one, an elder ru – who shows the way, teacher
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“Write as
the wind blows
and command
all words
like an army!”
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~ Hilaire Belloc
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Elfje: (Cinquain)
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go
this way
and that way
as the wind blows
flow
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Senryu: 5-7-5 ( Haiku with people and their emotions/feelings as a topic)
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they would not, could not
show any true emotions
children of abuse
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Poem:
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he awoke from a pleasant dream
lying softly next to a gurgling stream
life was going good or so it seemed
actually better than he had ever dreamed
there was a time when things were bleak
his soul was lost he thought he was unique
his life was held in the grip of an addiction
humbled to his knees with a life of dereliction
a disease that is physical, mental and spiritual
to a cure which is in the realm of metaphorical
beyond self help it takes a collaboration
shown a pathway by the healed’s affirmation
following their suggestions he became humble
he salvaged a life that was about to crumble
promises made, promises kept
life is no struggle when you learn to accept
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