Wreckage

Aayan Hussain 2008 (assam)



The stars shined with brights
The owl was peeking right
When I saw a swifty  wind
When I was reclined

The only thought that came in my mind
Was the wreckage of human kind

Natures beauty was what I saw
How could I find in nature
A pretty single flaw

Humans didn't saw what was given
But saw the misplaced
How could one find peace
In such a wreckage

The fir tree stood high and black
When I played in it's sweet shade
Oh! no what happened to the tree
The humans burnt it to ash

O, what can I say
What we humans do
How can we thrive in such a place
where there is no bird in my roof

Now the stars have vanished
The owl is dead
And the swifty wind I saw
Is now just in my head
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Written on September 27, 2021

Submitted by aayanh133 on September 28, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXBB BB AXX XXAX XXXX AXAX XCAC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 651
Words 142
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 4, 2, 3, 4, 4, 4, 4

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