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Sponsored by: Constance ~ A Rambling Poet ~ 
for contest-- Forms of Poetry 101 --Cecil Hickman

A Than-Bauk, conventionally a witty saying or epigram, is a three line "climbing rhyme" 
poem of Burmese origin. Each line has four syllables. The rhyme is on the fourth syllable of 
the first line, the third syllable of the second line, and the second syllable of the third line.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Dietrich Avatar
August 19, 2010 at 10:27 PM
INteresting little form I never knew about. Congratulations, Cecil!!
Brown Avatar
August 17, 2010 at 9:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Cecil in Constance~A Rambling Poet's~ contest " Forms of Poetry 101". Love, Carol
Roberts Avatar
August 17, 2010 at 7:51 AM
great!, congrats on your win
Devonshire Avatar
August 17, 2010 at 7:17 AM
Never saw this form before, Cecil, but you sure came up with a winner! Congratulations, Carolyn
Mehta Avatar
August 16, 2010 at 9:19 PM
Congrats on the win, Cecil
Sweetheart Avatar
August 16, 2010 at 8:47 PM
Congrats Cecil on your winning poem in the Form of Poetry 101 Contest.. with this new form and awesome new write.. enjoy another round of sweet success my friend..with luv..
Roberts Avatar
August 15, 2010 at 1:33 PM
good entry, good luck in the contest with this interesting poetry form
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