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Entries to The Daily Poem Contest.

#1109456 added February 28, 2026 at 10:25am
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Altitude
Altitude

To stand on a summit is a lofty draft of great pleasure
With a world of distance and emptiness vast beneath one’s feet
How sad for me that this moment should be marred by vertigo.



Line count: 3
Form: Sijo (Korean form of three lines, 14-16 syllables per line, total syllables of 44-46, focus on nature and contemplation).
For The Daily Poem, 02.27.26
Prompt: Write a sijo.

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