Why So Straight, My Friend
A straight line, laity,
And crooked one quite weighty,
In topsy-turvy
A poetic metre’s world,
Friend, why be such a straight bird?
And why so long winding
Where a crooked line softness shows,
One straight, harshness and stress,
In world of woes, oh warped that goes,
Where a crooked line softness shows—
In such an awkward world of woes,
What use straightforwardness
Where a crooked line softness shows,
One straight, harshness and stress!
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Triolet |12.07.2023| poetry, world
Poet’s note: What Tanka takes five short and sweet lines, a Triolet takes eight and longer ones.
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