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Seguidilla
A poetic form of a 7-line stanza with a rhyme scheme of; a, b, c, b, pause/end-stop, d, e, d. Rhyme or near-rhyme is okay.  And a syllable count of; 7, 5, 7, 5, pause/end-stop, 5, 7, 5, line format; 1)7a, 2)5b, 3)7c, 4)5b, pause/end-stop, 5)5d, 6)7e, 7)5d. With one assonance rhyme between lines 2 and 4, and again between lines 5 and 7. Pause/end-stopping between lines 4 and 5, wherein, the tone or focus changes.

If I'M Wrong

I believe aliens have visited the Earth in the past and do so still, whatever that's worth. But if I am wrong and they have not arrived yet, they will, before long. (Seguidilla)
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July 1, 2021 at 12:33 PM
Good write, my friend. This is a thorny issue. I understand a congressional report is to be released so...however, parts of it will remain classified. So, what???
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July 2, 2021 at 6:21 AM
Thanks Milt, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.
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