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Tanka and Senryu

Tanka Roses like soft rain Deluge kills them brutally Fallen pale petals Drowning in a pool of regrets As rain makes furrows in soil Senryu Floor cleaners are Floor managers, wear logos But pay is lousy. Senryu A man from Timor Selling flowers to lovers Lives on rejections

Copyright © | Year Posted 2012




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Date: 5/28/2012 6:30:00 AM
Dear Jan, Your verse reminds me of boulevard of broken dreams-Nighthawks. Proud are the doormen of Park Avenue in their uniforms.
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 5/28/2012 7:10:00 AM
how true Kathy, give people a uniform, never mind the money
Date: 5/23/2012 4:42:00 AM
nicely done Jan
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Jan Oskar Hansen
Date: 5/23/2012 6:04:00 AM
thank you Joseph

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