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my lonesome oak, nourished by warmth,
but denied of its kin;
I plant grasses, herbs, and ferns,
though none dare to grow near it;
they shrivel from the touch of moonlight,
its only keeper.
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Interestingly enough, this was written for my Korean class. This is an ancient Korean form of poetry called Sijo, and it's similar to haikus in that the lines are restricted to a certain range of syllables (in this case, about 6-9 per line with an exception sometimes made for the last line).
And check out that abuse of semi-colons. 8D
