Emile Pinet Poet Rubaiyat

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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.

Ticklish Toes

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 December 1, 2018 at 5:40 AM Wonderful Imagery and so well written,Emile. Congratulations on your placement in the contest...Charlie Emile Pinet December 1, 2018 at 8:26 AM Thanks Charles, your encouragement is most welcomed my friend, Emile.

CayCay Godwin November 17, 2018 at 9:30 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 November 17, 2018 at 10:00 AM Thanks CayCay, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Sandra Haight September 9, 2018 at 10:08 AM A beautifully expressed tribute to summer through this well-done Rubaiyat poetry form, Emile! Congratulations on your win. Sandra Emile Pinet September 9, 2018 at 11:03 AM Thanks Sandra, I appreciate your support my friend, Emile.

Line Gauthier September 8, 2018 at 6:19 PM Wow - awesome, Emile. Superbly done. Beautiful imagery. Congrats on your win. Emile Pinet September 9, 2018 at 7:58 AM Thanks Line, your encouragement is most welcomed my friend, Emile.

Gabrielle Jordan September 5, 2018 at 4:40 PM Emile, this is such a beautiful sway of summer. I imagined every splendid thing! Emile Pinet September 5, 2018 at 6:34 PM Thanks Gabrielle, I appreciate your supportive comments my friend, Emile.

Dean Wood September 5, 2018 at 1:00 PM This is a wonderful Rubaiyat Emile. Each Rubai is a separate portrait of summer. Extremely well done! Emile Pinet September 5, 2018 at 1:46 PM Thanks so much Dean, I appreciate your comments my friend, Emile.