On the safe side
The head and the horn,
the rose and the thorn,
separate as day and night
for the herd unable to unite,
flocking on the safe side;
to understand the unicorn
with coke and popcorn
is impossible for the throng.
About this poem
The conventional way of looking at things, the good and the bad; a view that blocks systemic understanding.
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Submitted by supratik_s on June 05, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AABBCAAD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 200 |
| Words | 39 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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