FOR RICHARD IVORY
FOR RICHARD IVORY by Cleo E. Brown
Drifting
On the edge of darkness
Arch angels do harken
To your forlorn call
Meant to wedge
A divide between
Thee and the devil.
Disheveled, your voice full of sleep
Gabriel does help to keep
Your trumpet muffled
Against the burgeoning storm.
Torrents of rain
Do drain you
Of your spirited quest
And zest for life.
Do not fight the night
Nor, ascending to the highest heights
Being a champion for right
And the honor of man,
Do hold my hand
For, he will take you
To the promised land of "the mountain top."
About this poem
This poem was written on February 15th, 2021 in honor of my good friend's birthday .
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Submitted by cleobrown11 on August 16, 2021
Modified by davidb on September 02, 2021
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X XXXXXXX AAXX XBXX CXCXXBX |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 527 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 7, 4, 4, 7 |
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