From Purple to Lilac and White
silted up in deeper layers
gradually I lost grip on days
let wind and rain commit for long
but bare roots still kept reaching
a hold in this fidgety life
taking pains to regain solid ground
they branched to a new summer’s light
strong lilacs came into sight
asking nourishment for their growth
out of their own urges to blossom
passed the green leaved boundaries
now tried colors they bring
to my ripening mind
About this poem
This poem arose from a painting of Vincent van Gogh
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Written on May 10, 2012
Submitted by ludy_b on December 07, 2021
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX AXXB BXXX AX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 415 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 4, 2 |
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