zealous wives
Beheading an adulteress wife in Saudi Arabia
zealous wives
His zealous wives were suddenly possessed.
Zealous women were guillotined, as demons.
Wives were beheaded then, if caught!
Were guillotined! Then, many punished mercilessly,
suddenly, as if punished relentlessly by
possessed demons, caught mercilessly by Allah.
A 6 x 6 square poem, which is identical either up and down.
His zealous wives were suddenly possessed
zealous women were guillotined as demons
wives were beheaded then if caught
were guillotined then many punished mercilessly
suddenly as if punished relentlessly by
possessed demons caught mercilessly by Allah
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Hear this
on chirbit
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Form For All: Square Poems
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Image credit: Facts For Working People Saudis after beheading more sinners. Can we send them more money?
Posted on June 28, 2012, in ABC wednesday, D’verse Poets Pub, Poetry and tagged abc wednesday, Beheading an adulteress wife in Saudi Arabia, beheading wives, dversepoets, form poetry, online poetry, poetics, Poetry & Prompts, Poetry Blogroll, poetry prompt, poetry sharing, prompted verse, saudi arabia, square form, Writing Prompts. Bookmark the permalink. 34 Comments.
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ZONGRIK 
You have the form perfected! Such a chilling tale well told.<3
dang….scary stuff huh…and there are surely still those today that practice this…tightly woven and nice use of the exclamation point as well to add some intensity to your own voice…
Very nice job fitting form and a message. I wanted to do a 10X10 but came to my senses. Potent poetry.
did you listen?
Oops, didn’t see that but have now, nice work.
And you found mine devilish? Ha! Punished for being zealous and possessed? It is the form and its repetitions that propel us into insistent patterns, isn’t it? Very interesting. We need to find gentler subjects.
A woman put in her place where justified is acceptable. Afterall he has multiple wives.
Hank
Tammy! This is brutal! What a write…and held to one of the toughest forms I’ve yet to attempt. Loved hearing your voice as well…awesome!
“Write” to the jugular, Tammy does ! Awesome, truthful and truth must be told straightforward, no non-sense.
Thank you
Peace,
Siggi in Downeast Maine
Loved the recording, but it’s even better in print.
Justice is relative, isn’t it?
is that a pun?
As great a challenge as it is to form a structurally perfect square poem – a la Lewis Carroll – it is even more difficult to craft a dramatic piece out of it, and you’ve pulled it off here. I haven’t been able to make the structure subtle enough that the words don’t seem forced, but you’ve come very close to this. Bravo!
This is a very hard read. Very well done though.
Quite amazing. You use the form flawlessly, and it makes sense! k.
Oh, gosh…what an incredible job you did here…has your head stopped spinning yet?! But the topic..hard to believe this insanity is still going on in the world. Send them more money…hell, no!!
oh heck tammy…awesome job.. true to the form and you managed to fill it with tight content as well
Yes, it is very sad that it happens to women there. And how about the men? They dom’t Get punished if They are caught in Such an act.
I was just thinking the same:” what about the men?” this is awful.
Extremely strong Square and it’s depths are as powerful as the images you scribed here. Outstanding piece. Thanks
Well crafted poem to the form. Barbaric savages….hell awaits them all.
I have been so beirwdeled in the past but now it all makes sense!
This is brilliant, you’ve done a wonderful job. Your words fit into the square perfectly with such a strong story. Thank you for forcing us to think beyond our comfort.
nice job tammy – a cool construction in every sense
Yowzah!
Excellent job! Your flow and readability are so smooth.
Dramatic, chilling, and disturbing all fit into the confines of the poetic structure. Apropos of the subjects who were confined as well! Brilliant!!
I’ve been amiring everyone who took the challenge and were able to make the line run into the next successfully. You’ve done so here, so count yourself as duly admired! 🙂 (btw I do not play an instrument, sad to say. I just love music deeply.)
My! That is a fascinating format to follow! Delighted by this – and even more so to have a listen to!
Oh my, what chilling drama in a shot space.
Well done.
this sent shivers down my spine.
A very disturbing post – sad but still true to this day!
Leslie
abcw team
That is terrible, of course.
ROG, ABC Wednesday team
Gives me chill!
Zucchini
Rose, ABC Wednesday Team