Pre-rain

Ling Chuxi 2002 (Beijing)



This mountain;
Brought to life against a grey, white board,
By the hands of an angry Lord.

This wind;
Sweeping dancing trees,
To sing, tease, appease.

This sky;
Seeing long known fears,
Having nothing, but tears.

About this poem

A poem of the time before the rain, bringing words, imagery and imagination into life.

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Written on July 28, 2022

Submitted by duxian829 on August 03, 2022

Modified on April 25, 2023

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Scheme XAA XBB XXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 214
Words 46
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3

Ling Chuxi

Ling Chuxi is a 19 year old young adult from China. She is an architecture student who likes to read and write at leisure. more…

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