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Rated: ASR · Poetry · Cultural · #2154192
Boketto poem about Mexico's relationship with the United States
Once economic partners,
Mexico bought U.S. corn,
Mexican labors worked,
California
Farms picking oranges.

Is there a wall big enough
To separate family,
Break friendships?

Mexico contributes to
The U.S. economy,
And tacos spice up cuisine;
Walls separate
Families and friends.

Is there a wall big enough
To separate family,
Break friendships?

Line Count: 16
Form: Form: Boketto - 1. stanzaic, any number of octaves made up of a quintain and a tercet.
2. syllabic, 47 syllables, the quintain is 30 syllables 7-7-7-4-5, the tercet is 17 syllables, 7-7-3.
3. The tercet becomes a refrain if more than one octave is written.
4. like the haiku, the boketto captures a moment in time.
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