The Dodoitsu is a fixed folk song form of Japanese origin and is often about love or humor. It has 26 syllables made of four lines of 7, 7, 7, 5 syllables respectively. It is unrhymed and non-metrical.
Wailing winds warn Winter’s nigh rattling the skeletal trees, as flurries of flakes hail Her, befitting a Queen. Written Nov.6, 2015 for “Winter Dodoitsu - Poetry Contest”.
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