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Old

Trevor McLeod

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Green Trees to calm our nerves
Fresh Air to soothe our lungs
Dampness to cool our heads
and Comfort to fuel our tongues

Branches to free our notions
and Storm Clouds to feed our soul
Black Rain to fill us up again
and Raped Wind to make us whole

Rock Skins to hold us down again
and Fat Moss to make us fold
Brown Twigs to make us rest again
and that means were getting old

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How nature nourishes us.

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Written on February 19, 2022

Submitted by Poetbird on February 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBCB CDCD
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 375
Words 78
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4
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