AucklandPoetry.com presents Poet Resident JAN OSKAR HANSEN on http://OSKAR.AUCKLANDPOETRY.COM

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

double Tanaka

Double Tanka

we train a canine
not to follow its instinct
and sink its teeth
a postman’s tempting behind
but wag a tail for peace

but we do train man
to follow his deep instinct
to fight and to kill
and he needs no excuse
if his foe has a long nose

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