Look just as were born
Look just as were born,
Endorse His art as unfurled,
Nay, learn to adorn
It, in today’s much-masked world,
Hums a happy-from-birth bird.
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Tanka (Senryu) | 14.11.2025 | bird, birth, look, mask
Note: To look presentable in this formal world is fine, but not masking reality. Today an old man not wanting to look gracefully old, masks his gray hair and wrinkles, his drooping frame. Men and women of dark skin want to look fair; of fair skin, duly tanned; and of small built, stout. Few would love to proudly pose as they are.
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