'Azumanga Poems'
by
A Gentleman Of Leisure.
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1.
Chiyo, on Sakaki - Tanka
"Night time in Japan -
Your cat Mayaa is sleeping
By your soft shoulder.
When the Moon shines on England
I too am dreaming of home."
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2.
Sakaki, on Chiyo - Haiku.
"Curled up, Chiyo sleeps.
Lucky Tadakichi-san
- he is her pillow."
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3.
Yomi - Tanka
Yomi bears a curse,
One that she cannot escape
- Her best 'friend' Tomo,
Who writes her name as 'Wisdom'
Without knowing its meaning.
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4.
Chiyo, on Mayaa & Sakaki - Tanka.
"Mayaa, dreaming of
Iriomote-jima,
Sleeps by his mother.
Her long hair is like nightfall
- I do not know what she dreams."
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5.
Kagura - Haiku.
Running or swimming,
She puts to shame members of
The 'Going Home Club'.
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6.
Osaka's Complaint - Tanka.
"Yukari-sensei
Knows when I am daydreaming
- Throws her chalk at me.
She wants to stop me thinking
Of everything but English!"
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7.
Yukari-chan - Tanka.
Yukari-sensei,
Eyes in the back of her head,
Targets Osaka.
It's unfair - no one throws chalk
When Yukari-sensei sleeps!
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