Lilly pads.



Beauty's glow is in it's fiber and outstretched joy.
It's reflection imprints in the hearts and minds
     of those seeing them.
Standing still but moving to spectacular rises of
      emotion.
Lasting memory,is outstanding proof and value
      of precious gems.

About this poem

Inspired by fond memories of a beautiful vacation trip to Hawaii.

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Written on October 26, 2022

Submitted by reidduetra on November 03, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 263
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 7

Ms. Dietra Reid

Ms. Dietra Reid is a Christian, African American, award winning, internationally published poet and writer. She is inspired by the beauty of nature. She resides in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. more…

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