William Kelii Kekaula Poet Sedoka

Notes About The Poem

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Poetic Form: Sedoka

Inspired: 2024 July 20

Image: One Lit Candle

contest change happy birthday

Ichikatauta: "First Value of Close"

the day that will live
in infamy ~ the fifteenth
of April ~ tax day

Nikatauta: "Second Value of Close"

the house that Jack built
with the deck of playing cards
I'll huff and I'll puff

Sedokada: "Sixth Evaluation of Close

just smoke and mirrors
magic the rabbit is out
trick is how to put it back

an apple a day
keeps tax man and Eve away
sharing tax refund today

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Jan Allison July 20, 2024 at 12:46 PM I have seldom written this form Hilo, i especially love the second and third poems! hugs jan xx William Kelii Kekaula July 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM OM, I just did it, anyway, I know the Japanese part of it, I just gave it definition, four-stanzas are typically one tho I part it, 1st two more haiku less senryu, but here I wrote ALL human nature (5-7-5, 5-7-5) last two completes sedoka (5-7-7, 5-7-7) you can switch the second only (7-5-5, 7-5-5) voila, Aloha Jan, William