THE BUGLER

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Mournful melody
Enveloping the night,
The Bugler approaches.

The Bugler draws near
Playing his sweet tune of death,
No-one can resist.

Bugling fills the night
The air frigid with terror,
The Bugler is here.

The Bugler playing
A tune of death and madness,
A tune of terror.

The Bugler signals
A time of constant death,
Time of constant fear.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on May 30, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAX BCX ADX XXD XCB XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 397
Words 69
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

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