Symmetry
Paved path of greystone,
underneath a distant sky,
catching my eye,
& seeking escape,
surrounded by symmetry,
one and the same,
Life is still—
Reflection of the Summer's sun,
river's run,
drowning the World,
certain,
Time breathes,
As I roam inside my mind,
underneath: the distant sky,
Life catches my eye,
I'm seeking escape,
Shadow bird,
surrounded by symmetry,
we are one and the same,
the World is still—
Reflecting in the Summer's sun.
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By: Landyn James Lewis
Copyright © 2020
About this poem
I wrote this poem while sitting in Central Park across from the Frederick Douglass sculpture & I was very inspired to write something different than my normal poems (subject, POV, dynamics, structure, beat/rhythm, etc.) When I was finished, I was proud of what I was able to accomplish. I want people to see what I was experiencing that day, and I am visually impaired as well as hard of hearing. I want to show people my perception, how I see the world & the only way for me to express my view of the world seems to be through my poetry. I want people to take away peace, center, symmetry, solitude, thoughtful simplicity & a gaining of the beauty in life that is for all of us; the life that is out there, waiting. more »
Written on 2020
Submitted by lgd1226nyc on January 10, 2022
Modified on April 22, 2023
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| Scheme | xaab Cde ffx fx xaab xCd ef xx |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 543 |
| Words | 109 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 2, 4, 3, 2, 2 |
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