Tanka Tuesday

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Seox Hexastitch (3,7,6,5,4,3)

Smouldering

Steam rises from the sidewalk

Children bask in water

Fireplug sprays cool

Dance in waters

Heat relief

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Quatrain (4 lines, ABAB)

sunset colors glow

moonbeams lose sharpness

flowers bowing low

midsummer darkness

Shardoma (3,5,3,3,7,5)

humming drone

cutting the grass time

lawn duty

teenage job

sit back and enjoy wafting

soft new mown grass scent

24 Seasons Syllabic Poetry Challenge, No. 43, 7/16/24, Part II: Growing Heat 小暑(Shousho)

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