Quietude

Patrick Devlin 1942 (London)

June 22 
Ode


The hills of Devon softly folded

Hold a patchwork diorama

Of England's older, quieter soul.

The hedges, the meadows, the raw red soil

In these bewildered times recalling

Silent days and rounds of never ending toil.

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A short poem about Devon

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Written on May 19, 2020

Submitted by blupaddy on June 12, 2022

Modified on April 13, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X A X A
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 219
Words 42
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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