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by JACE
Rated: E · Poetry · Contest Entry · #1727514
A Tanka poem for Day 5 of the Fall 2010 Rhythm and Rhyme Poetry Challenge.
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Politicians and
leaders, even parents say,
Woe to us! Bad times!
Little ones know what we need,
Christmas joy must be passed on.




Author Note:  Tanka is a classic form of Japanese poetry related to the haiku with five unrhymed lines of five,
seven, five, seven, and seven syllables.  (5, 7, 5, 7, 7)
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