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A Sedoka Poem

A chapter in the book Commentary and Philosophy

Decadent Splendor

by Treischel

Decadent Splendor
(A Sedoka Poem)




Decadent splendor
as Las Vegas draws you in
the shows, the art, the glamour

But beneath it all
undercurrents of money
broken dreams and fortunes lost





Incredible architecture, advertising, fountains, pools,sculptures, it's all there to marvel at, inside and out. It's all a lure.

This poem is a Sedoka.
The Sedoka format is one of the Americanized forms that plays off the Japanese poetic models based on 5 and 7 syllable counts, but without all the esoteric requirements found in the Japanese model. A Sedoka poem has two stanzas of 5-7-7 unrhymed lines dealing with same subject, but from a different aspect in each stanza. This format is intended to be descriptive, creating a complete picture.

The photograph was taken by the author while in Vegas.
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