20. Tanaga -- The Eye

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20. Tanaga — The Eye

No matter how hard you try,
You won't hit this painted eye.
Though you have it in your sights,
It won't blink and never frights.

(To be continued...)

A/N: Tanaga is a seven-syllables quatrain from the Philippines that uses various rhyme schemes, consisting of a puzzle for you to figure out. Can you guess what it is?

Meter: Syllabic (7-7-7-7)
Rhyme: aabb

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