I posted on another thread recently pointing out that the Burmese Than-bauk is a poetic form that is shorter than the Japanese Haiku. I suggested that maybe we should have a thread on it to see what people come up with, then I thought: why don't I start it?
So here it is!
The Than-Bauk is usually a witty saying or epigram. Like the Haiku it has three line, however, each line has four syllables. Also, unlike a Haiku, the Than-Bauk has a climbing rhyme: the rhyme is on the fourth syllable of the first line, the third syllable of the second line, and the second syllable of the third line. They are therefore a lot more structured than a Haiku.
Here's a couple of examples I wrote:
Start by flirting,
Then touching lips,
Ending in bed.
Kiss me, lover,
All over, please,
Covering me.
Anyone want to have a go?
Too difficult
For our culture
To cultivate.
Always drink upstream from the herd and never miss a good chance to shut up..
Manipulate
Words collate; thus
Create Than-Bauk
Yes, you should have a hazard label on you, "warning CG will be your every fantasy"
Purveyor of Poetry & Porn
Too damn early,
Need more coffee,
To deal with this.
~~~o Requiem o~~~
I travel home —
there’s rich loam there —
to roam no more.
~~~o To the Waiter o~~~
You brought cold duck
and good tucker
now fuck off, eh!
Always drink upstream from the herd and never miss a good chance to shut up..
Lying in bed,
She gives head. After,
He said, “again!”
So, down she goes,
And his toes curl,
She blows again.
Then he returns,
What she yearns for;
What burns in her.
Parting her hips,
Down he slips so,
His lips touch her.
His tongue teases,
And pleases her,
Eases the fire.
When both have cum,
They welcome and
Succumb to sleep.
He's always mad
He is sad too
She had a frown.
To touch your skin
Is a sin worth
A bin of gold.
She felt my dick
that's so thick do
the trick in her.