Chance Lost
Distance measured by a vast ocean
Waves of time stretching ever further
Light sinking into the autumn horizon
A memory of a warm welcome smile
Drifting away on a frostbitten wind
Thoughts riding carefree on leaves
Fading recollections of silver linings
Where did those precious moments go?
Blink and the velvet curtain slams shut
Actors bow and reach for a thorn or rose
No encore or flourished finale
Just a whisper fading
About this poem
We all look back at a choice that changed our lives. How much time have we spent considering what could have been? This poem is about that moment.
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Written on August 01, 2022
Submitted by lostmagi13 on November 04, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | A X A X X X X X X X X X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 434 |
| Words | 84 |
| Stanzas | 12 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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