Emile Pinet Poet Rubaiyat

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Interlocking Rubáiyát
In a Rubáiyát rhymes must occur as follows: AA, bA. In an Interlocking Rubáiyát the subsequent stanza rhymes its 1st 2nd and 4th lines with the sound at the end of the 3rd line in the stanza before it. In this form the 3rd line of the final stanza is also rhymed with the 3 rhymed lines in the first stanza. The Rubáiyát" is allowed an unlimited number of stanzas. 

 

No Other Avenue

COVID-19 likes to hide,
so self-quarantine inside. 
It isn't fatal for all
but older people have died.

Loose amidst the urban sprawl
cold conceals its cat-like crawl. 
So summer may see a break,
but it'll flare back up come fall.

This pandemic outbreak starts
with a cough and a headache.
And yet, it's worse than the flu,
elderly lives are at stake.

With no other avenue,
cruise ships lost all revenue.
And nations shut down borders
for commercial traffic too.

Events closed by court order
cause chaos and disorder.
And isolation's change 
turns fear into a hoarder.

Social distancing sounds strange
and challenging to arrange.
But, your life may depend on
blocking bodily exchange.


(Interlocking Rubáiyát)


03/16/2020

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