#NaPoWriMo
Finally, our optional prompt for the day asks you to try your hand at writing a sijo. This is a traditional Korean verse form. A sijo has three lines of 14-16 syllables. The first line introduces the poem’s theme, the second discusses it, and the third line, which is divided into two sentences or clauses, ends the poem – usually with some kind of twist or surprise.
You could also write a sijo in six lines – at least when it comes to translating classical sijo into English, translators seem to have developed this habit, as you can see from these translations of poems by Jong Mong-Ju and U Tac.
Happy writing!
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PAIN (A Sijo)
Chronic pain cripples your life
until you are so depressed.
Pain meds twice daily, bad quality
sleep makes you cranky.
But nature's plants help you revive
And go out in the sunshine!
©🦊VixenOfVerse, 2024
VIXEN of VERSE 
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