Romancing The Serpent
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Vowels come in colors
the rest black and white
They call to us orphaned
they call to us nameless
Our pens but a lifeline
that save with each write
To romance the serpent
to anger the saint
Each word symptomatic
our feelings acquaint
A bard or a preacher
their weapons the same
Whose caliber loaded
—to praise or defame
(Radnor Pennsylvania: June, 2022)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 24, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AAXB XXXB XCXC XDXD X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 395 |
| Words | 71 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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