Time
Juannette Chipumuro 2004 (Harare)
From the first moment she saw his eyes, simple yet full of hopeful dreams
She knew she would never forget him.
From the moment she heard the low rumble of his laughter
and the way it encouraged you to smile
She knew she would always remember him.
The memory of the way he smelt,
like the gentle caress of a chilling breeze on a summer evening.
The memory of the way his strong arms used to hold her,
as though she were safe,
finally
no longer fearing the world.
The memories, though now laced with pain aways brought comfort
He was not the sun
He did not shine yet within him she found light.
As if she had been blind all her life
Ignorant to sight
In him life found new meaning
It was the same light that when he left she continued to seek
In,out.
She breathes
She lives on
No longer being alive
But from a distance two years later
Her love continues to shine
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Submitted by chipumurojua on June 27, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X A BX A XC BX X X X DX D C X X X B X |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 890 |
Words | 201 |
Stanzas | 17 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 2, 1, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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