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Poetic License

Arthur Weil

Poetic license stretches surreal
Even to sundown’s horizon
Dawning revelations
A touch of infinity; careful phrasing
Do not overstep!
A heap of trouble once in print
No place to hide once exposed
The power of the word
Has decimated many a giant.
Careful – lest you wish to ignite humanity
Foster change, revolution
Catapult the world doldrums
And want a statue
Named after you
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Submitted by arthurweil on December 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHIJBKLL
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 380
Words 66
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 14
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