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prep-doitsu

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Published: Sep 17, 2014

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Literature Text

with knife in hand,
i face the onslaught;
woe be unto you,
veg'tables!

17.09.14

a dodoitsu

Poetry Form: Dodoitsu

Eastern Poetry Forms

Dodoitsu

Description
Dodoitsu (都々逸 / quickly, city to city) is a form of Japanese poetry popular toward the end of the Edo Period (1603 - 1868). Imitating folk songs it tends to focus on love or work and is often humorous in tone. It consists of 26 syllables or less, commonly written in four lines of 7-7-7-5.
Example
Thursday afternoon is dead,
phones become silent and wait
until minutes before five
on Friday to ring
— Judi Van Gorder
ResourcesWikipedia: Dodoitsu
Examples on PoetrySoup
Examples on PoetZoom
...i opted, in this piece, for a contracted 5/5/5/3 syl count.

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