As the morning sun comes up
I watch the news on TV
While drinking my hot coffee
Feeling the blues.
New Prompt: Write a Dodoitsu. Make the genre romance.
You can find information about the form here: "Dodoitsu
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The Dodoitsu is a folk song and was performed to the accompaniment of the shamisen, a three-stringed instrument. Dodoitsu songs have love/romance, or a healthy sense of humor in them. They call them the Japanese limerick, but that doesn’t mean you can’t use other topics to write a good dodoitsu.
How is a dodoitsu built up?
Line 1: 7 syllables
Line 2: 7 syllables
Line 3: 7 syllables
Line 4: 5 syllables
An example : "Stars"
amazed, I’m watching the sky
a carpet of stars so bright
in the dark, bringing us light…
guidance in the dark
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