Be like me, sang a chirping bird
Look as is your name.
Your self-same, as born a bird,
And look just as came
In today’s much-masking world,
Be not one howling with herd
Whilst hunting a bird--
No shame is god-given frame,
Be thy own last word.
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Tanka-Senryu |15.10.2025 | bird, mask, word, world
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