Sow & Reap



oh! little raindrops
on a placid lake,
stillness gently plopped

at the gloaming late,
same a nightmare erst leaped...
deeds, eyes do not make;

nourish long and sleek
vines that like windows,
from darkness we peek

spreading petals grow,
with what mankind reaps
that rich many sow.
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Written on June 22, 2022

Submitted by robertrad2021 on June 22, 2022

Modified by robertrad2021 on July 16, 2022

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Scheme XAX XXA BXB XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 284
Words 57
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

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