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People and Clowns

People and Clowns 1 (Tanka)
   People laugh at clowns
for entertainment and sport
   because clown are fools
who laugh at them in return
   because they mimic people.
                    ***

People and Clowns 2 (Senryu)
   Clowns make people laugh,
and people laugh because clowns
   are funny people.
                    ***

People and Clowns 3 (Tanka)
   People laugh at clowns,
and clowns laugh back at people,
   and marvelously,
they both laugh at each other,
   and then they laugh together.
                    ***
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