senryu group (Vyé Monman)

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2nd month of new year even men by themselves are beautiful 
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new year: no 'good' or 'evil' just humans being
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another morning still ive deprived myself of longer sleep 
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it's the age of the dragon...dusting off moman's obituary 
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year's freshness: already a few humans look seedy...
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snotty nose—'enfan-d-gas!' completing another work shift 

*Kouri-Vini for 'damn, or son-of-a-bitch'
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surprising rainpour give me hot misu soup and a magiccarpet
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the child prays to the big tree "mærsi pou toukishòj, Vyé Monman."

*Kouri-Vini for 'thank you for everything Old Mother (God).'

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