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Tanka I

by Sadakichi Hartmann

Sadakichi Hartmann

Winter? Spring! Who knows!
White buds from the plumtrees wing
And mingle with the snows.
No blue skies these flowers bring,
Yet their fragrance augurs Spring.




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I have six locks on my door all in a row. When I go out, I lock every other one. I figure no matter how long somebody stands there picking the locks, they are always locking three.
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