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Asking Trump for Mercy Abhanga Poem Title: Asking Trump for Mercy Asking Trump for mercy is more than he can handle he is incapable of empathy. In Trump’s demented mind there are only winners and sad, lonely losers he does not care. About those he deems losers He knows they are not his kind he does not care for them his enemies. End Poem The Abhanga is an ancient Indian form consisting of four-line stanzas with syllable counts of 6, 6, 6, 4, where the second and third lines rhyme, as described and demonstrated in the following links: https://www.poetrymagnumopus.com/topic/1212-vi-marathi-region-the-abhanga/ bhanga, "the completion" is a stanzaic form commonly used for devotional poetic composition although it has also been used for cynicism, satire and reflective moods. It was popular from the 13th through 17th centuries Marathi Region of India and is described as complex and classic. Tukaram, 17th Century Marathi poet wrote: Words are the only Jewels I possess Words are the only Clothes that I wear Words are the only food That sustains my life Words are the only wealth I distribute among people Translation by Dilip Chitre The elements of the Abhanga are: stanzaic, written in any number of 4 line stanzas. syllabic, 6-6-6-4 syllables each rhymed L2 and L3 rhyme. Often internal rhyme is employed. End rhyme scheme x a a x , x being unrhymed. |
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