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Do not be shy. Never cry or Comply to fear. 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.

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Date: 8/19/2010 10:27:00 PM
INteresting little form I never knew about. Congratulations, Cecil!!
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Date: 8/17/2010 9:00:00 AM
Congratulations on your win Cecil in Constance~A Rambling Poet's~ contest " Forms of Poetry 101". Love, Carol
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Date: 8/17/2010 7:51:00 AM
great!, congrats on your win
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Date: 8/17/2010 7:17:00 AM
Never saw this form before, Cecil, but you sure came up with a winner! Congratulations, Carolyn
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Date: 8/16/2010 9:19:00 PM
Congrats on the win, Cecil
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Date: 8/16/2010 8:47:00 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..
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Date: 8/15/2010 1:33:00 PM
good entry, good luck in the contest with this interesting poetry form
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