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Saturday, October 08, 2016

A poem for the Dodo Bird -- a dodoitsu

. . . . . . .. . . .  . the Dodo, by C. Edwards (wikicommons)
a Dodoitsu;
poem for the dodo bird

Lines, three sevens and one five
Syllable count, that we do 
Reminds me of dodo bird 
Dodoitsu form


My poem form for dodo bird 
Goofy bird brunt tales galore
Friendly bird, trusted too much 
Extinct, ate by hog 
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Poem copyright© 2016 Jimmiehov, All rights reserved
Photo copied from Wikipedia, "free to use, a file from the Wikimedia Commons
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Edwards%27_Dodo.jpg

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Notes:
 - 1.  The Dodoitsu poetry form is a Japanese "4-line poem (with) seven syllables in the first three lines and five syllables in the fourth–and final–line. The dodoitsu often focuses on love or work with a comical twist. ... I haven’t found any word on whether dodoitsu traditionally have titles or not."
  - 2. "What happened to the last dodo bird?"  (They became extinct before the 1700's, probably the last one or egg eaten by a hog or a rat.)
http://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2016/09/20/what-happened-to-the-last-dodo-bird/#223f32116789
 - 3.  Dodo Birds, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodo

15 comments:

  1. that ending! you pull us in with humor, then smack us. :)

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  2. Poor dodo.. not quite adopted to meet the humans

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  3. Nothing like a dodo to brighten up a quiet Sunday morning!

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  4. Thanks for shwoing us how this interesting form is written, Jim.

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  5. Friendly bird, trusted too much
    Extinct.... That says a mouthful!

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  6. Oh this made me smile - and cringe....LOL. Poor bird.

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  7. Very well said. And so true, too, that this bird trusted too much!

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  8. so glad the dodoitsu did not go the way of the Dodo - poor bird

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  9. Alas! The poor dodo. Witty, with a great painting!

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  10. All that's left are fossils and bones, a fun write Jim

    much love...

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  11. Oh dear, one feels very sorry for the dodo bird. I agree that some forms can seem very extinct! And the Japanese ones especially strange since meant for a whole different language. Thank you for your kind comment, Jim. k.

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  12. Jim, I could not help but laugh out loud!!

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  13. I like the intro line and really? The last one eaten by a hog? ha.

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