Tuesday, June 10, 2003

Little Comments

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I am the sister of him
And he is my brother
He is too little for us
To talk to each other.
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Dorothy Aldis
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John-paul Derosa 28 May 2008

This poem is a classic because in such few words it brings alive a timeless, ever-recurring situation-a child's wish for a playmate and her inability to understand the limits of babyhood. It is the type of poem that the Japanese prize, for example in their Senryu or satirical poetry.

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