NOTE: In this shape poem, it's supposed to resemble a Japanese pagoda.
There are 17 lines, with the syllable count going like this:
1, 3, 5,
1, 3, 5, 7, 9,
1,3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13, 6,6 - with the last two lines requiring a rhyme.
Love measures all that becomes worthwhile in this crazy ever changing life Without truth, love perishes, even regret can fail to change this, so, protect truth, elevate its full glory Celebrate the purpose of your life even when this purpose is not clear to you Search for the meaning in daily pursuits that guide you, achieve a higher place a valid path to grace.
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