Poetic Form 26: Dodoitsu

The pen and the book open

on their desks. A noun, a verb,

a simple sentence now clear.

but nothing to write.

Poetic Form #26: Dodoitsu

The dodoitsu is a Japanese poetic form. The poem has 4-lines with seven 
syllables in the first three lines and five syllables in the final line. A dodoitsu
poem often focuses on love or work with a comical twist.