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By Veronica_Milvus
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22 March 2008 |
Based on a true story...
BASILICA TANKA
In St Peter's, Rome
a nun, in black, carrying
a large plastic bag
with the Versace logo.
Get the designer habit!
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Written by Fledermaus (3238 comments posted) 22nd March 2008 | Very nice! Italy hm... Why not  |
Written by stevetroster (1549 comments posted) 22nd March 2008 | “Get the designer habit!”
A wonderful line
and highly probable,
given time.
No doubt it will be a couture collection by Christian Lacroix.
All the best,
Steve.
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Written by patterjack (1159 comments posted) 22nd March 2008 | ... though the actual content of the piece is irrelevant, of a poem by McGough ( or Henri , or one of that school -- my alzheimer's is blocking me ! ) that has the same style of neat sarcastic twist at the end.
I must try to dig it out.
Enjoyed this , and the cosmopolitan one , very much .
patterjack |
Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3298 comments posted) 23rd March 2008 | i'm guessing a tanka is like a Haiku. I did like this. I thought the clever play on words owed more to Tom Lehrer.
I wonder if the poem patterjack's thinking of it "Poem for national LSD week" by McGough
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Written by mr_soul (126 comments posted) 23rd March 2008 | Nicely worked poem. Short but raises a great point I think. The hypocrisy of the church and some of its members can be staggering sometimes. Reminds me of a quote by Ghandi: "I like your Christ, I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ."
Well done |
Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 23rd March 2008 | Not clue what a tanka is - but I liked this. Also educated. Looked up Lehrer and the McGough poem.
Phil
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Written by Phil (6645 comments posted) 23rd March 2008 | | (ut couldn't find the McGough one |
Written by Veronica_Milvus (595 comments posted) 23rd March 2008 | Tanka - Japanese verse with the syllable count of 5,7,5,7,7.
In the Stephen Fry book he says all the other rules are too complex to explain. However, to my mind it is like a haiku but allows a little bit more space to paint your picture. |
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