Rubai Poems | Rubai Examples

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A rubai is a form of simple quatrain but extremely complex because it must explain its entire nature within the two lines, but there is more to a rubai. What is rubai in poetry (complete definition)?

Revelers

Life’s a series of ups and downs some days smiles, others frowns Men revel in fictitious conquests women dream of wedding gowns ...Read the rest...

Makings of a Legend

His legend awoke in misty smoke From fancy, not fact are memories stoked ...Read the rest...

Abiding Truth

Practice rhymes with cactus piano, with woe Those who've suffered surely know...Read the rest...

Wishing Well

My brother once wished upon a star hoping for a brand-new car An angel came, strapped wings on him ...Read the rest...

The Scarecrow - Reprise

He's straw for a brain unkempt terrain depends on witch thoughts cross his membrane...Read the rest...

Proof from the Apple

Seems that all women are against sexual atrocities Only if - committed against women of non-Jewish ancestry Proof once again, the apple of antisemitism ...Read the rest...

Make-Believe

A child makes-believe a fairy grants her wish Who would deceive ~ will never receive...Read the rest...

An Unconventional Perk

~ Four-Line Limerick ~ A soda jerk I knew at work offered customers an unconventional perk When he pulled the handle...Read the rest...

Friends and Family

Thank God for folks around me friends and family It's their love that sees me through life's calamities...Read the rest...

In Peacetime

In peacetime we're divided at war we're united Something wrong here time to right it...Read the rest...

A Thread

I want to be me I don't suddenly Fear hangs by a thread ~ to flee or be free...Read the rest...

Parakeet's Paradise

Ketchup and mustard blanket the meat Tho' the onions and garlic don't smell very sweet Mayo and lettuce produce a civilized tweak ...Read the rest...

O, For a Plenipotentiary

Would that we had a plenipotentiary (Would that we knew what that was) Perhaps we'd empty the enemy's penitentiaries ~ by the end of the twenty-first century...Read the rest...

My Druthers' Joys

Some say I too easily dismiss the joy of smoking cannabis Still though my druthers say they prefer a long-lasting kiss...Read the rest...

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