Ticklish Toes

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Rubaiyat
The plural version of a Rubai. The Rubai is a quatrain...with the rhyming of aaba, but for more than one Rubai, the rhyming of your interlocking Rubaiyat could be...bbab and consequently, ccbc, ddcd and so on. Or for a series of Rubai, aaba, ccdc, eefe, etc. all stanzas must have the same meter and follow the same frame of thoughts.

A flawless sapphire blue tanzanite sky spurs the flight of a monarch butterfly, discarding its colorless chrysalis as summer's sunny rays intensify. Waves tongue ticklish toes along the shoreline licking at bare feet playing in the brine, and laughs and giggles echo in the wind as the magic of surf and sand combine. The beach hosts a frenzy of sights and sounds from frisbees to seagulls doing their rounds, a cacophony of shrieks and clatter as the children howl like a pack of hounds. A yellow sun sparkles like a citrine hung above splendiferous shades of green, and I cool my sunburnt skin with a breeze that smells of sweat and barbequed cuisine. I revel in the dog days of Summer set to the beat of a laid-back drummer, for this unhurried pace is hypnotic, although summer's end can be a bummer. (Rubaiyat) 9/5/2018

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Charles Messina

Date: 12/1/2018 5:40:00 AM

Wonderful Imagery and so well written,Emile. Congratulations on your placement in the contest...Charlie

Emile Pinet
Date: 12/1/2018 8:26:00 AM

Thanks Charles, your encouragement is most welcomed my friend, Emile.

CayCay Jennings

Date: 11/17/2018 9:30:00 AM

Wonderfully written, delivered so many summer season treasures to the readers. Your imagery transported me. Good luck in the contest and all else. Poetry hugs ... CayCay

Emile Pinet
Date: 11/17/2018 10:00:00 AM

Thanks CayCay, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.