pervasive blackbird
over the Republic's soul ~~
if you can keep it
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Write a three-lined poem with a syllable count 5-7-5 where line one has 5 syllables, the second line has 7 syllables and the last line has 5 syllables. The topic is bird or birds. Creative approaches welcome. |
Author Notes
"A Republic, if you can keep it." Nancy Pelosi
Original quote:
"A Republic, if you can keep it." Response attributed to Benjamin Franklin at the close of the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Senryu is a Japanese form of short poetry similar to haiku in construction: three lines with 17 syllables or less. Senryu tends to be about human foibles while haiku tend to be about nature, and senryu are often cynical or darkly humorous while haiku are more serious.
Thank you for reading,
******in memory of Dean Kuch, Douglas Paul, and Michael Cahill******
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