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by Joy
Rated: E · Poetry · Nature · #537792
English tanka about birds
feathers
lacy wings
sky high
migrating
breadwinners

their chirps
in panic
freedom's
giving in
to some law

soaring
blown to bits
quick eye
rifle's aim
coward's claim

their forms
filled with hope
a trace
miles away
soothe the soul



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English tanka
Line 1: 2 syllables
Line 2: 3 syllables
Line 3: 2 syllables
Line 4: 3 syllables
Line 5: 3 syllables



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