Sponge Head.
Heather Lydia Thornhill 1981 (Manchester)
So hard to teach, your lessens shrewn
Over floors of wood, polished and clean
Words of splendor fallen in waist
Technique and discipline shiver and quake
Boxed and forgotten, heavy in dust,
Then revealed to fresh eyes the heart to trust.
Meanings provide where change had most,
Gloating the bride, fast voiced and full bust,
Midnight the ceiling, a twinkling of mist,
New foundlings a rye as needs must.
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Written on October 08, 2021
Submitted by heathert.34240 on October 08, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCDDEDFD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 394 |
Words | 69 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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