The Stoic paladin
Look forth at the battlefield
Bathed in the light of the sun
The paladin's white armor
Glistens
He's mounted
On a white steed
It too
in glimmering white armor
His allies
Stand at his back
Prepared
Born prepared
The marauders
Stand in groups
Random assortments of
Lumbering behemoths
Chaotic screams
Belches and ramblings
Meet the ears
Of the stoic paladin
As he and his army
Stand in perfect line
Waiting for the battle cry
That will unleash
Their righteous fury
He brandishes his spear
Points forward
And bellows
"To arms fellows"
They charge
Streaking down
Across the plain
A shimmering violent
River of anger
The marauders
Little more than
Hermit crabs
gripping the earth in the current
The violence ends
As the last victim
Meets the tip
Of the paladins spear
The sun beats
Down on the area
Where twice the men
Previously stood
And a solemn smile
Appears
On the face
Of the stoic paladin
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Submitted on October 26, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | xxab xxxa bxcc Bbxb bbbD exxxe fxbb xxga Bxbg bxxf bxxx xbbD |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 842 |
Words | 156 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 5, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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