In The Shadows



Standing in the shadows
With broken wings;
Silently, this angel sings
Her voice becomes the wind
Gentle and soft
Standing in the darkness
She feels so lost
Tears are the only warmth
This angel feels
Wounded, broken
Desires to be healed
The shadow breaks
which held her captive
There is a shimmer of light
upon her path
Wings spread out
Her voice, now rings
Once held in darkness
Rejoicing, and praising
this angel happily sings
Once a victim of darkness
A victor instead
This beautiful angel
Escaped the clutches of death

About this poem

I had written this poem for my daughter while she was going through a dark phase in her life.

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Written on September 08, 2017

Submitted by Ltrail007 on March 19, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCDEFGHIJKLMNOBEPBEQRS
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 521
Words 92
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 24

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