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Sailing to the Islands: rubai / rubaiyat
Across the western sea the islands gleam like jeweled notes that play, or so it seems, a wild and rugged song, steeped in romance and stories that delight the night with dreams. The winds, when they are willing, swirl in … Continue reading
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Tagged #BookofForms, Arabic verse forms, beaches, horizons, islands, poetic forms, ruba'i, rubaiyat, sailing, sea, sunrise, sunset, waves
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Simple Truths: a ruba’i
The truth is, all that I have found in these short years above the ground is that we see what we desire, what turns our heads around; and all else doesn’t matter much. A hint of rose, a lover’s touch; … Continue reading
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Tagged absolution, daily poems, illusion, NaPoWriMo, poetic forms, ruba'i, selfishness
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