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Deadpan (Serious Limmerick WS)

Eyes open sunken and blank
as if fate had pulled a prank
eyeballs in rubor
pupils in tumor
sans any tear in their bank

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I am still not sure about the rythm we should follow and can't say for sure if this one or mine meet the right one, but the theme appeals to me. I really like it as is.

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........Robert Frost☺

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Thanks for stopping by. Honestly, I am as unsure as you are about the rhythms and/or rhyme of this attempt in terms of conformance with the Limerick criterion. Let us wait and see what experts comment. I am glad though that you found the theme to be appealing...

Regards,

raj (sublime_ocean)

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had I read these
a few seconds earlier
I would have got the tee shirt
now tis raj yours
do let me borrow it

I just posted mine
don't laugh OK
twill be fine

I read this aloud many times. I thought you could rework a bit the last line to make it a bit smoother, though it went ok with me.
I know my reading is not giving your little piece its justice, but I decided to share it anyways.

https://soundcloud.com/rula68/deadpan-by-raj

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words
........Robert Frost☺

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Thanks Rula for sharing your insights. I will keep those in my mind...

raj (sublime_ocean)

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not an expert, yet what I sensed. I might be completely wrong about that last line.
Listen to the masters. :)
This workshop was more like an adventure. :)

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Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words
........Robert Frost☺

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I know...I have never questioned your intentions which are always so honest and good.

Regards,

raj (sublime_ocean)

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is a close rhyme, but is rubor a word? Perhaps meaning red eyes?

Good, serious limerick, /raj.

cheers,
Jess
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Thanks Jess for your comment approving this to conform as a "serious" theme.

As for Rubor, it indeed does mean Redness, It is part of a series of words indicating progression of symptoms associated with inflammation:-

Calor (Heat), Rubor (Redness), Tumor (Swelling), Dolor (Pain) and Functio Liesa (Loss of function)

Regards,

raj (sublime_ocean)

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