Radiance



Looking at my image, I once thought,
why do I look of a trivial lot.

When cleansing helped not change any way,
I turned to the sun in sheer dismay.

How could I change my dark hue?
Where’s my brilliance, could you give a clue?

The sun spoke up in heavenly grace,
releasing its rays with broad burning face.

‘Born of the blaze, I am fire and glow,
who and what’s dark, I never know.

Jump in the flame and then look at you,
radiance, with burning, comes as a hue.’

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Submitted by amarjitbakhshi on March 29, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX AA BB CC DD BB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 474
Words 108
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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