Waning
Strutting cocky, sure and rocky,
Song upon the tongue.
Hands in pocket, head in rocket,
Not easily outdone.
Legs grow tired, thickening mire,
A false note in the air.
Eyes grow weary, road turns dreary,
Confidence still there.
One leg short, painfully walk,
The song becomes a hum.
Spectacles born, a coat to warm,
Faint, the sound of the drum.
Both legs lame, stricken with pain,
The hum becomes a groan.
Heart in pieces, sorrow increases,
Suffering all alone.
Legs both dumb, completely numb,
Silence the only sound left.
Sparkle of light, fantasy flight,
Life the victim of theft.
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Submitted on December 25, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXX XBAB XCXC XDXD CEXE |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 564 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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