Mirror Image
Mirror Image
I saw a bird
Sitting on bike’s mirror,
To my queer delight
It was committing an error
It was pecking at
Its own image,
Made target itself
Of its own rage
What a bird unwise!
Why can’t have mind’s poise?
But deep within me
Chirped a bird wise
I also act like bird
At times, give bad word;
My mind, like its beak
With hate, disdain I peck
Upright, worldly realistic mirror
Commits no error,
See I image mine
With dishonor it’s malign
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Submitted on April 26, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABXB XXXX CXXC AAXX BBDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 432 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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