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Rated: E · Poetry · Children's · #1945926
A senyru or some such thing. . .
"Are you a monkey?"
Laughs the little Chinese girl,
English a delight.

Note: This poem is a senyru which is actually the same form as a haiku (5-7-5), but my understanding is that the subject matter is less about nature and more about people.

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