Dark musing



Like a kettle of cast-iron black
soiled with bits of last night’s stew
bits of red yellow and white
things which can’t be identified

electrons with reluctance flow
metal with incandescent bright
cast hot beams of unearthly glow
piercing through the dark of night

anguish rips within the soul
as the neurons fail within
laughter bright does fade away
vague dimness now does reign

snow does fall beyond the screen
on a bright new summer day
somewhat puzzled knowing not
under standing has faded away

compass pointing somewhat north
as electrons dance in Van Allen’s belts
moving curtains of flowing a light
mysteries somehow calling bright

sleep does flee within the night
as tattered dreams slip away
seeking meanings now not known
torn visions lost within


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Submitted by wakofoed on January 30, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAX BABA XCDX XDXD XXAA ADXC
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 781
Words 133
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

William A. Kofoed

William A. Kofoed was born in Logan Utah. He now lives in Magna Utah. He was a member of Mormon Youth Chorus and the Jay Welch Chorale. He is a published photographer. He started writing poetry in high school and he has been published in Poetry Quarterly, Utah Life and The Route 7 Review. more…

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