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poem #12

David Plantinga 1972 (Sherbrooke)

The crystals groan, whenever crushed
Under a melting tread.
Snow faithfully fulfilled its oath,
And did just what it said.   

In recompense for stinging cold,
This mantle vowed to be
Finer than the finest of white sands
And never slippery.
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Submitted by DavidPlantinga on June 03, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 236
Words 40
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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