Across the ocean



She who holds me in the midnight fog
from acid rain bleeding on a leaf
the loud croaking of a green frog
all I held dear from a dire belief

her the one who melts white snow
a comfortable pillow to rest a head
when there is no where else to go
for the fallen are the dark and dead

a lover and a mother who holds me
clear of any mischievous traitor
and a mind so generous and free
we set sail with the pirate sailor
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Submitted by tommydavey on August 18, 2021

Modified on April 03, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 410
Words 87
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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