Icebergs Melt
Simple words
and deeper meanings
Softer thoughts
and harder leanings
Letters line up
straight and true
But often they bring
something new
Simple words
and deeper meanings
Icebergs melt,
the flow still gleaming
Say it once,
and say it plain
Your heart will roar
—your soul to gain
(Villanova Pennsylvania: February, 2018)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on February 19, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AB xb xc dc AB xd xe xe x |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 321 |
Words | 52 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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