Dystopia Under a Utopic Sky
Clouds paint an ashen sky,
with fine brush strokes
that begin as feathery ephemeral wisps,
then transmute to fluffy cotton wool balls.
Stratus strides his boldness -
hues of pure white
blending into deepening blues reaching outwards,
before forming into Nimbostratus.
The Altocumulus
likes the patchwork-
patterns of curls and swirls so graceful and serene
that soar upwards becoming lost in sun.
Cirrocumulus clouds
paint their motifs -
rainbow hues so exquisitely celestial
grazing serenely on airy pastures.
Cumulonimbus now
bosses in and
splashes his darkening mood evoking drama,
morphing into creatures fierce and thund’ry.
But …
Below this utopic
sea of delights
grave grey pavements bear the wear and tear of traffic -
forging dystopian dispositions.
About this poem
A descriptive verse to show my students how to use juxtaposition, as well as other language features.
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Submitted by susannaelliott on February 10, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 773 |
Words | 131 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 8, 5 |
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