Precipice
William A. Kofoed 1952 (Utah)
quickly racing flowing smooth
plane of glass unchanging be
reflects above bowl of blue
castles flying may be seen
bits of crystal in matrix tight
foraged in fire before time
buried deep beyond light
and forever it will be
born of fire burning hot
flying high wild and free
heat released into the night
forever lost flown away
endless tearing pulling free
denied not in relentless time
stone reduced and destroyed
bits of sand flow away
‘tis unchanged beyond sight
something that forever has
defined in frozen stone
unchanging like the earth and sky
rushing torrent falling free
flying high upon the breeze
flashing like crystal jewels
rainbows scattered in the light
pool deep of icy cold
turbulent currents flow about
massive stones buried within
now unchanging once again
endless time not frozen be
yet too slow for eye to see
crystals flash in flowing stream
pieces that time carries away
forever stood within the stream
parting breaking relentless be
bone of earth within the sky
as unchanging as flow of time
one too many does break free
crystal flashing torn away
tremble does so tiny be
minuet tremble growing be
tipping sliding breaking free
with the flow carried be
flight too brief it will be
till the moment it will end
quickly racing flowing smooth
plane of glass unchanging be
reflects above bowl of blue
castles flying may be seen
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Submitted by wakofoed on May 15, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCD efeb xbeg bfxg exxh bxxe xxxx bbig ibhf bgbb bbbx ABCD |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 1,358 |
Words | 242 |
Stanzas | 12 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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