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North Korea and South Korea
Exchanging heated rhetoric
Warning that war is coming.
Neither side backing down
War plans dusted off,
All is ready
Bombing starts,
Millions
Die,
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| Writing Prompt |
Write a nonet poem. It's a simple format. A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line eight syllables, the third line seven syllables, etc... until line nine that finishes with just one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional. |
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Write a nonet poem. It's a simple format. A nonet has nine lines. The first line has nine syllables, the second line has eight syllables, the third line has seven syllables, etc... until line nine finishes with just one syllable. It can be on any subject and rhyming is optional.
the last seventy years of Korean history is a history of both sides going up to the brink of war and then backing down at the last minute. But the situation remains dire as North Korea is close to imploding. South Korea is facing an essential crisis due to a declining population, the impact of climate change, and changing dynamics. this last summer was brutal as it was everywhere. the politics in the South are also quite dysfunctional on a good day. political polarization is worse than in my homeland the US. a second Korean war while unlikely remains a real possibility
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