A little peace



Finally,
She sits on the bench,
Tried to take a breath of calm -
All marginal needs
Pledged to time,
With any long distance train
Like running without a whistle,
It will suddenly stop moving.

Then she will take a walk in the open courtyard.
From where the balcony is loaded with the handle of the bamboo ladder
The open sky can be seen.

Blue sky!
Haven't had a chance to look there for a long time -
From dawn to noon, till the evening lights are lit,
Pick dry wood,
Pushes the kitchen,
Clean the window rust,
Entwined those reed branches,
Washed off the scum from husband's undervest,
By buttoning the eldest son's shirt,
Sew the sleeve of the little girl's dress.

Although a little bit of time arrived;
From where came a stormy crow
Sitting on the courtyard, started yelling-
"I want some food for my hungry stomach!"
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Submitted by hakikur on August 18, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXAXXB CXX XAXXXXXCXX XXBX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 822
Words 171
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 8, 3, 10, 4

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