My Green Being
Beth Jabs 2005 (NM)
threadbare and loose, worn and forlorn
your fingers won't hesitate to find a tear
scents of laughter, nicknames, pushing and yearning
i wear her again, however torn
green electricity, comfortable silence
she shakes my skies with violence
through schools of mine and my sister's youth
she speaks again, uncouth
woven from the warp and waft of a loom,
thank you, Maddie, for this gift,
sweeping my past like a broom,
again and again, i hear her voice lift
About this poem
Written on April 16th, 2022. It's about the history of a brilliantly green jacket, and the effects it has on the owner, me.
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Written on April 16, 2022
Submitted by bethanyjabs on April 18, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXA BBCC DEDE |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 455 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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