Than-bauk: Time ~ Line

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Times of order
We'd incur change
mind's were lost first

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To toe the line
can be fine but
don't pine for fish

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The than-bauk is a Burmese form. The poem is conventionally written as an epigram, so it’s usually a clever or witty little poem.

Three lines
Four syllables per line
The final syllable of the first line rhymes with the third syllable of the second line and second syllable of the third line.

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Weekly Theme:
Untried Poetry Forms

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