THE IDEA



condensed
to a drop
just a thought or idea
connecting and sliding and
drifting and streaming

commenced
at the top
where it's pure and it's clear
rolling releasing and
falling and dreaming

shattered
on impact
splattered and screaming
rivulets rapids are
whipped washed and and swirled

gathered
by wisdom
and flowing emotion
roars to the ocean
and changes the world
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Submitted by BB8MITH on August 13, 2022

Modified on April 27, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABXCD ABXCD EXDXF EXGGF
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 373
Words 70
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 5, 5, 5, 5

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