Scarce Words

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‘When words

are scarce

they are

seldom spent

in vain.”

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~ William Shakespeare

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)    classic: each word only one syllable
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lost

not here

can’t be found

last time it was

gone

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Lune:    5 / 3 / 5
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a nursery rhyme

Jack and Jill

a moral lesson                   (Worry about dying and you will  live a good life.)

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Poem:
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the wind barely audible
the Creators design laudable

from the oceans waves capped in foam
to the mountains snow white dome
betwixed the plains where the antelope roam
perfect except where man calls home

ski slopes scarring the mountain sides
glass covered beaches brought in by the tides

miles and miles of roads paved with asphalt
winter snows melted with rock salt
cities built along the San Andreas fault
will burying of trash ever come to a halt

ugly graffiti covers the concrete jungle
rivers dammed, ecosystem ruined, just another bungle

what to do when there are no more forest to burn
or will the profit always be the major concern
man oh man, when will we learn
we know that Mother Nature will have Her turn

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Twice-told Tales

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“Life is as tedious

as twice-told tale,

vexing the dull ear

of a drowsy man.”

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~ William Shakespeare

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Elfje:         (Cinquain)

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boring

mental weariness

lacking in interest

obnoxious, unremarkable, mind numbing

tedious

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Haiku:

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heavy morning dew

humidity on the rise

air plants soak it up

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Poem:

A Crown Cinquain plus one line.

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yeoboseyo   (여보세요)
a story
about three generations
that needs being told
about wars fought in vain
Korea

chao
sad stories
American lives lost
trillions of dollars spent
communist regimes that didn't die
VietNam

salaam
fifteen years
following Russia's failure
who was fighting who
in the name of God
Afghanistan

hello
brave soldiers
lest we forget
use money not men
give to only true democracies
American

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ME and the Boss

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