The Toll



The night grows cold,
A shining star fades away,
This young man laid to rest,
With nothing more to say,

A tear drops from the sky,
As God welcomes his soul,
He rises to the heaven's,
As his family bears the toll,

His persistent love of nature,
And changing of the seasons,
Autumn was his favorite,
For an endless amount of reasons,

This young man suffered deeply,
With depression and despair,
Suicide was lingering,
The thought no one would care,

You're at peace now Robbie,
Your soul in eternal bliss,
Your smile and your heart,
We will certainly miss.

About this poem

It's about a troubled man that took his own life rather than deal with everyday pressure. He left is daughter named "Autumn"

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Written on August 24, 2022

Submitted by Oef2011 on September 01, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBCB XCXC DEXE DFXF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 568
Words 122
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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