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Tap Dancing on teh Roof: Sijo (Poems) by Linda Sue Parker
 * In it's most common form, it has three lines, each with fourteen to sixteen syllables.
 * Some translators believe that a five line structure more closely matches the old Korean songs from which it evolved.
 * Each line has a special purpose.
 * The third one always contains some kind of twist-- humor or irony, an unexpected image, a pun, or a play on words.
 * Toast and coffee. Bagel and juice.
 * Or- warm, soft, and delicious-- a few extra minutes in bed.
 * PHYSICAL CLUE long division probelem
 * But a bunch of other numbers are about to disrupt the peace
 * Anything without corners.
 * In this ocean, I am Queen.
 * That tail my dear, is aquamarine.
 * It's lots more fun in the air.
 * Empty pockets, unread books, lunches left on the bus--- all a waste.
 * Haven't heard that song since preschool, but I can still sing every word.
 * Another tune trapped in my head: again..and again...and again...
 * Relax, get ready, because you will need to S-T-R-E-T-C-H...
 * Some words fit their meanings so well.
 * Flying saucer poised for liftoff where the birdbath used to be.
 * Last week I built a snow family.
 * Daffodils blare out the news.
 * How proud you are of your stong legs!
 * He hates having his picture taken, so he always gets there late.
 * The red flag waves its stern warning: DANGER-- NO SWIMMING TODAY.
 * On the beach I search hard but find only shards, never a whole one.
 * On my morning walk, I see how she's redecorated the beach.
 * PHYSICAL CLUE: metronome
 * When the professionals play, it's like watching a metronome
 * Everyone wants to get the ball, run with it, and score a goal.
 * It's tough, playing for nothing.
 * Mom pampers her the weeds--- pushing through the pavement cracks, smart, tough.
 * I love sitting among the heaps of warm, soft, clean-smelling clothes.
 * My mom folds.
 * I wish I could skip it, just once.
 * Kaleidoscope...Calliope...Collage!
 * All around, the volume turns down low.
 * Originally they were songs with musical accompaniment, and some are still performed this way today.
 * The songs often praised the beauty of the seasons.
 * Now you wait outside my window, until I need a walking stick.
 * It is a form that I think deserves to be more widely used and better known.
 * Try to make the first line a complete unit of thought.
 * Once I've figured that out, Iwrite something that oges in the opposite direction-- or at least "turns a corner".