Probir Gupta Poet Monorhyme

Earthquake

Those were moments indeed very opaque
In my office room beside the green lake

Although I felt an uneasy headache
Yet I was engaged at the leave or take
With a flood of words like ladder and snake
For the funny monorhyme contest’s sake

It was then that arrived the ghostly shake
On the chair of mine of fibre glass make
My boss yelled, “What are you doing, please wake
We are into a terrible earthquake”

Quickly I ran out in a speed breakneck
Grudgingly ignoring the coffee break
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24 August, 2016: For Take The Dagger From My Heart, Please - Poetry Contest  Contest: Sponsored by: Broken Wings. Originally entered for  Monorhyme Mania - Poetry Contest judged on 29/8/2016
10 syllable lines x 12 checked with www.howmanysyllables.com
This is how the earthquake occurred this afternoon in Kolkata

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Eve Roper August 27, 2016 at 9:15 AM Oh, my friend frightening to hear, blessings your OK. Hugs eve Probir Gupta August 27, 2016 at 10:47 AM Thank you ... Nothing frightening at this age ... that apart, there have been four tremors in last 18 months here ... Kolkata has become temblor prone ... thousands of very high rises ... concrete jungle ... anyway, thank you for the concern you expressed ....

CayCay Godwin August 26, 2016 at 12:25 PM Oh, my gosh - you were writing poetry when the quake came. I experienced my first about 4 years ago and don't care to 'feel' another. Hope all is well! Your poem is most clever, creative and enjoyable ... CayCay Probir Gupta August 26, 2016 at 12:44 PM I felt two successive jerks within 5 seconds on the back support of my chair , but I didnt panic, and came back to handling the poem ... thank you for your valued appreciation ...

Connie Marcum Wong August 25, 2016 at 4:57 PM Telling a story when creating a monorhyme is the best Probir and you have done that splendidly! ; ) Probir Gupta August 25, 2016 at 9:02 PM Thank you ...

Andrea Dietrich August 25, 2016 at 2:59 PM I enjoyed seeing your monorhyme, Probir. Good luck in the contest. Probir Gupta August 25, 2016 at 9:04 PM Thank you Andrea .... hope you are much better now ....

Demetrios Trifiatis August 25, 2016 at 7:02 AM An earthquake is not a laughing matter. In June 1990 I was in Iran , Teheran and there was an earthquake 7.2 magnitude that lasted for 40 seconds which resulted into 65000 dead! I lived through many earthquakes: 7,2, 6.2, 5.6, and so on the experience first hand I had make me feel very sorry for the victims anywhere in the world and pray for them! Your Monorhyme, my friend, Probir, is an excellent one. I wished the earthquake in Italy to never had happened! A seven! Probir Gupta August 25, 2016 at 10:17 AM Thank you ...