Wishing well



The shape inside could tell
From all the household prayers
The wishes were in the well

From hope the new dust fell
In layers upon layers
The shape inside could tell

Before sunrise he dwelled
The seasons hardly cared
The wishes were in the well

Although she wasn't well
A whispered form was spared
The shape inside could tell

The starlight cast a spell
The dreamers all had shared
The wishes in the well

The tears they knew too well
Thier emptinesses glared
The shape inside could tell
The wishes were in the well
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Submitted by Ccougg on May 24, 2022

Modified by Ccougg on June 08, 2022

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AxA axA xbA abA aba abAA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 517
Words 99
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 4

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