Degeneration
Robert loughran 1962 (Ireland)
We measure to compare,
all happenings made to fit.
An idea construed,
of what is or isn't it.
Teleological thinking,
the order of the day.
Truth an obstruction,
a thing in the way,
Circumstances made convenient,
reality it is lost.
Every new generation
bears a greater cost.
.
A mechanical degeneration,
a slip into abyss,
gossip has buried wisdom
a betrayal of what is.
About this poem
about the falling standards in debate
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Written on March 30, 2024
Submitted by robertl.92681 on March 30, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBCB XXCX CXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 374 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 9 |
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