essence
back and forth
over and over
born every morning
die every night
two open
and one ajar -
the wave between
day and night
moon in my eye
burning
vespertine
stands alone
like a wild animal
in silence
crackling force
leak out
focused and broken up
an infinite spring
veiled in mist
abandoned construction sites
scattered in the desert
growing oases
alive
the sky burns,
crying, warm
in the bright sun rays,
in the rains cold comfort
and the hail storms wrath
I am one of many thousands -
one and the same
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Submitted on August 08, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXABCXXB XACXXX XXXAX XDXXXX XDXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 470 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 6, 5, 6, 5 |
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