Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn.

Darn, darn, darn, darn, darn, darn, darn,

darn, and double darn.

Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?

#!#!,  #!#!,  #!#!, #!#!, #!#!, #!#!, #!#

                                                                                    (tanka)

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How long? How long? How long? How long? How long?

How long? How Long?

How long? How

long? How

l…o…n…g ?

                                                                                 (tetractys)

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Too cold to stay outside for long.

Too boring just

to watch t.v.

Picking on each

other is ok for a time

til someone goes

a bit too far.

Then the loud calls

for me to referee begin.

Kids and snow – one

or the other

just has to go.

                                                                                          (minute)

                                                                                   JDG