The Lonely Cloud



There was a gray and lonely cloud.
No other clouds in sight.
He was depressed and never loud.
He felt so lost at night.

The other clouds were not as plain
And gathered for a storm.
He tried to be like them in vain,
But was not in the norm.

The others never helped or shared
Their loud and breezy ways.
He was so dif'rent, no one cared,
But in the coming days

His many tears collected till
Their weight caused them to fall.
The other clouds saw him fulfill
His purpose after all.

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Loneliness

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Written on June 22, 2023

Submitted by stevec.24118 on June 22, 2023

Modified by stevec.24118 on June 22, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF GHGH
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 481
Words 107
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

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