Nothing but banter at recruiting time
But oh how that fades come shooting time
Some return deaf, maimed and stammering
Numerous nails for coffins need hammering
Why khaki, when they’d live longer in suit and tie?
About the Creator
Rory McKenzie
I write gritty, contemporary Young Adult and New Adult fiction, immersing readers in the complexities of coming of age and the first steps of adulthood. Themes are often mature.
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Writing 50,000 Words
Zappai poems are like haiku, but not. Or maybe more appropriately, they’re like senryu, but not (or maybe they are). Zappai are poems that have a 5–7–5 syllable pattern that do not contain the seasonal reference expected of haiku. In other words, zappai are all those haiku people write that haiku poets recognize as not being haiku. Zappai should still be poetic, but they’re 5–7–5 poems that don’t include the seasonal reference. Writers Digest, Robert Lee Brewer
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