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Listen to the mom
cursing the sudden rainstorm 
 soaking her brand new red shoes 

Listen to the child
laughing at the raindrops while
jumping puddles in new boots.


Writing Prompt
A sedoka is an unrhymed poem made up of two three-line katauta with the following syllable counts: 5/7/7, 5/7/7. A sedoka, pair of katauta as a single poem, may address the same subject from differing perspectives.

Example:

October 31st

Ghosties and goblins
Witches, black cats and broomsticks
All Hallows Eve comes tonight

Children coming by
arms out calling trick or treat
Hall-o-ween ghosts and goblins

Marion Gibson
Sedoka poem
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