My Ship and Me

 

My Ship and Me 

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When my ship comes in

It will be full of money

Gems and valuables

 

Private wharf I'll park

Spend for my needs and whims

Give away the rest

 

 

I'll buy my own hall

So my friends can have a ball

We'll dance--night be gone

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Picture and Poem Copyright, © 2014 Jimmiehov, All Rights Reserved

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Today I am linked with Mama Z at the Real Toads, Words Count Challenge

 

Her challenge:  The number of the day is three. Throughout time and across cultures, the number three has been held as significant.   As it relates to writing, it's pretty simple, really. 

Three is more satisfying to a reader than two.  Three stanzas, three adjectives, three examples of something . . . three paragraphs, three elements, three rhymes . . . see what I mean?  Play with the rule of three in any way you like . . . just keep it to 90 words or less.

 

I wrote three Senryū (definition) stanzas; 17 syllables each X 3 = 51; 3 lines per stanza X 3 = 9; but best of all only 45 words, half of her maximum (please note, I did not count the title, by the time I decided what it would be I had already counted everything).