Muscle Movements
A joined sci(na)ku tanka poem
Muscle Movements
managing
muscle movements
leads to improvements
physical dexterity
multiplies
aliens
compliment humans
on Olympic gains
drug testing
continues
This is a joined sci(na)ku tanka poem, of the form:
1 word / 2 words / 3 words / 2 words / 1 word
Written by Roxanne Barbour.
Previously published on Medium.
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About the Creator
Roxanne Barbour
I have been reading science fiction since the age of eleven when I discovered 'Miss Pickerell Goes to Mars'. AN ALIEN COLLECTIVE, AN ALIEN CONFLUENCE, SACRED TRUST, REVOLUTIONS, ALIEN INNKEEPER, ALIEN INNKEEPER ON PARTICLE, KAIKU.
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