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Shadow of a Satellite

Mark Alan Rohlf 1963 (Kansas)

Free verse
there is a presence of sense
though not in clear site
a cryptic interchange
in the black of night

he stuffs his maw
but starves his mind
instant bliss
you know the kind

wise to eye
the cult of creeds
deceased concern
the scale of needs

bared in white light
steady is his wade
clever to the hope
veiled in shade

a tragedy of growth
a comedy of might
some things never change
in the shadow of a satellite

About this poem

this is a short romp about blind rage ... willful ignorance ... and unprovoked attacks on perceived enemies.

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Written on January 15, 2022

Submitted by markrohlf on April 16, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XABA XCXC XDXD AEXE XABA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 406
Words 83
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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Mark Alan Rohlf

I have spent my career in the world of Information Technology. My participation in the world of art is just a hobby. I have been painting for about eight years now. I have been a hobby photographer since my teenage years. Aside from my formal education, I have just started to tinker with words. more…

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