In the town of fair Tokyo, where candy comes from
Lived a man name of Kyuk-ho whose work-life was glum.
Well, he thought a great thought with his brain before bed:
“I’ll go buy a sweet treat, like some chocolate!” he said.
Pale sticks like ivory
Unexpected sweetness—joy!
Chestnuts abandoned
Only the immortal prophet knows whether this is sushi or candy.
If someone else reads your poem out loud, they can break your meter and slant your rhymes. Is it worth the risk?
The incredible story of the tattoo that ruined the career of a promising young writer.
The gloom of night is swept away
As by a scouring broom—
Dawn’s golden-fingered beams reveal
A curious mushroom.
Way back in 1977, Sylvester Stallone wrote a novel. But a close reading reveals the book is hiding an astonishing secret.
on a
blueeyed
dish lies
this
pinkandsilver wrapped
strawberry thing
Into these trembling hands has lately fallen a candy bar that promised sweet deliverance from the bitter reapings of the sober life. From Japan, land of the raisin rum, came a peculiar variety of Kit Kat infused with the savor of demon alcohol.