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Haikus: Christmas/Winter

Stars shine bright this night Like diamonds laid in sapphire. What then is the moon? What lights up the sky? This is neither star nor moon. Come, Emmanuel. Snow is in the air Neither seen nor felt, and yet Brings sweet memories. No, love is not love Which alters while

Pantoum: Foolish Generation

Oh foolish generation, believe. What lies have you believed 'til now? What hope have you insulted? This moment offers freedom. What lies have you believed? 'Til now Your vanity has held you dear. This moment offers freedom Like a key held out in prison cells. Your vanity has

Sijo: Shepherds and Forests

1. Little lamb, what do you fear? There is no wolf, no waters rising. Beneath the shepherd's crook you rest unthreatened; you have no foes here. Gentle is your shepherd--he too a lamb, he too a lion. 2. Forests have long lost their secrets, revealing winter's

Limericks: Christmas Edition

There once was a snowflake named Nell A frigid mademoiselle, Who thought, "I'll succeed In this life that I lead!" While her life flashed right by as she fell. A snowman named Chad was befuddled: Life was so short and so muddled! He watched days come

Sestina: Paean's Sons

The hearts of hills speak often in a hush-- Whisper they of love now lost, now carrion. Without fear, uneffaced, these hills, sans dissemblance, Raising mouthless voices in greater laud, Dance now into languor. Thus imbued, The lightest tintinnabulation raised a paean. Once the Sons of Adam sang a paean,

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