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Do the double tanka with me! Two stanzas, five lines each, 5-7-5-7-7 syllable form each stanza (see my "Bonkers" for something of an example). Tag me, if you please! #doubletanka
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jboulette5671 in Tanka

Mother’s Milk

I nurtured her well

Still, to keep her safe I've failed

Bullied at her school

So, this girl must pay the price

For my inadequacy 

Yet, I could burn her

My daughter's bully, alive

Arson justified?

Turn the other cheek, I teach

While I grab the match, strike, light