Bagarthach 1: A Curse Verse
Bagarthach’s prey oft are smitten
by curses composed in eights and nines.
Careful how you phrase what’s written,
so you’re not the target of its lines!
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From Poet's Collective, a quatrain in 8a:9b:8a:9b used in The Reefs of Earth by American writer R. A Lafferty. There, they were used as curses spoken by an alien race.
Copyright © Jeff Kyser | Year Posted 2024
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