Hello all! This is the nutty blonde having a bit of fun with the CUBE16 format developed by Robert Zimmerman. Here, I've used 3 CUBEs (by his rules) and probably not as many polysyllabic words as he would like, but, hey, the election was today... I didn't need any more stress!! LOL! A brief synopsis of his rules is as follows:

Each line has 4 syllables only.
Each stanza has four lines, thereby, 16 syllables.
Each stanza rhymes in the abcb rhyme scheme
Each CUBE consists of 4 stanzas. However, stanzas can be "stacked" in order to write longer works.
Tell a story. It can be silly, serious, or anything. Just tell it like Aristotle said with a beginning, middle, and end.
Use polysyllabic words. Stretch your imagination to use strong verbs and descriptive words.

Thanx for the fun format, Sir Robert, and thanx to all of you for reading my musings and meanderings!


** Saphira is Eragon's dragon from the Inheritance Cycle by Christopher Paolini. She is the last female dragon in Alagaesia outside of the Eldunari kept by Galbatorix. [If you've not read the series, please avail yourself to the fantastic fun. Oh, and the movie, Eragon, RUINED the storylines: just read the books!! ;)

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