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Rated: 13+ · Book · Writing · #2316158
The second of my collections of poems written for "Express It In Eight."
As usual these days, I choose blog format because it offers more space for the work.
May 13, 2024 at 6:48am
May 13, 2024 at 6:48am
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Avoidance

A miss is as good as a mile
especially if done with style
like the bullfighter’s caped finesse
or the botched spell of sorceress.

To dodge and to weave is the best
when meeting the boxer’s great test
‘tis better to float than to sting
like Muhammad Ali in ring.


Line count: 8
Rhymed aabb
For Express It In Eight, 05.13.24
Prompt: Write an avoidance poem.


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