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The Boy Who Plays With Doves is a dark fairy-tale poem written in the style of a Seussian/Burtonesque children's book. For the most part, this story follows the syllable scheme of the traditional Vietnamese thơ thất ngôn, where each line has 7 syllables. Overall, the rhythmic flow is similar to that of the Witches' Song ("Double, double toil and trouble") from Shakespeare's Macbeth. So if you love spells and incantations, you're in for a treat.
Please feel free to let me know if any parts confuse you or can be improved. I've tried my best to iron out all the narrative wrinkles and plot holes...
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The Boy Who Plays With Doves
Poesia"Hemlock, foxglove, nightshade three - / Shield me from catastrophe. / Silent lungs and final weeps. / Send my monsters back to sleep." Olden World, c. 1866: Shy Callum, the Seamstress's son, is an easy target for the village bullies. When Callum ac...
