A Rubaiyat: Love Wins Again

The Rubaiyat poetry form for dVerse Poets Pub.


He was the man they loved to hate

For reasons one can’t clearly state.

A lonely man without a friend,

It seemed like much too cruel a fate.

 

A wealthy man who dared not spend

This one rule he would not bend

One day he met a girl named Kate

And fell in love end over end

 

She liked him too, and could not wait

For him to ask her for a date

And so it went until the day

He found out Kate was jail-bait.

 

Too young was she to have a man

All he could say was damn, damn, damn.

They kissed goodbye and parted ways

But not before they hatched a plan.

 

One rainy night they ran away

Together always, night and day

He spent his money, wild and free

It’s true, their love was meant to be.

 

 

SusanMarie Shuman/ SusanWritesPrecise

 

29 responses to “A Rubaiyat: Love Wins Again”

  1. A simple like is insufficient. I mega-like. :)

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    1. Whoa. This is my first mega-like! Mega-thanks!

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      1. I like the Omar Khyyam.

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  2. That was marvelous!

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    1. Really? Thanks so much!

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  3. Very well structured, it flows very naturally. Well done.

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    1. Thank you, sarahsouthwest. :-)

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  4. Nice tale from loneliness to love. I liked the phrase “loved to hate” at the beginning.

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    1. Thank you, Frank!

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  5. Quite the ballad of love!

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    1. Usually when I write about love I choose the unrequited flavor. Thought I’d try something different. :-) Glad you enjoyed, V.J.!

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      1. I tried something different too – seldom even write about love, especially the physical kind, lol

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  6. when love wins! love this so much, its carefree and light as love should be

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    1. Thank you Gina. I appreciate you!

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      1. aww…that is so sweet and as I do you too and how your words impact me

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      2. My head is beginning to swell in a big way! Thank you, Gina.

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  7. I love criws and ravens, the bold little tricksters… this was an enjoyable read Susan.

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  8. Thank you, Robert. :-)

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  9. I enjoyed the story very much. Love wins, for both of them.

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    1. Glad to hear, Grace! Thank you for stopping by and commenting. :-)

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  10. I would love it… though it always make me uneasy with someone too young… (makes me think of Lolita)

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    1. Understood. She was only a year or so too young. It wasn’t a huge age difference. Just enough to cause an issue. :-)

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  11. Quite the love tale here! A pre-cursor to Valentine’s Day!

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  12. A cute romantic tale.

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  13. Snappy rhythm, fun to read aloud.

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