Why is this happening?



Why the beautiful clouds first
if the storm is coming later
sometimes I think
why does the green leaf come first
if the tree is uprooted by the storm
sometimes I think
why was the tiny bird singing the beautiful song in the tree first
if it was to go to the cat's belly later
sometimes I think
what happens in this world
that happens by accident
uncertain and because
it's a world of wonder

About this poem

This is a dark thought poem about life.

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Written on July 25, 2022

Submitted by tanu1995 on July 26, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abCadCabCefgb
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 394
Words 79
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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