BLOOD RUNS COLD

Phil Roberts 1957 (Melbourne)



Blood runs hot
Blood runs cold,
Night terror chills
Right through your soul;
Blood runs thick
From gaping wounds,
Blood runs out
Onto the ground;
Blood runs thick
And blood runs fast,
This night may be
Your very last;
Blood runs feebly
As heartbeat slows,
And death creeps near
To claim your bones.

THE END
© Copyright 2021 Philip Roberts
Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

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A very, very early poem.

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Written on 1972

Submitted by PHIL_ROBERTS on September 13, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme xxxxAxxxAbcbcxxx xxx
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 352
Words 63
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 16, 3

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