Stages



A tadpole wriggles, darts
beneath and through
a sparkling haze of bubbly
champagned water
babbling under glaze of sun,
steels itself to be ignored.
Softened but craving attention,
a kiss to turn it froggy,
it’s captured and licked,
tossed then aside,
swept then away to be
in anonymity and ubiquity
barely remembered.
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Submitted by on November 28, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFEGHICCJ
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 325
Words 61
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

Hyunseo Allison Lee

My name is Hyunseo Allison Lee, a product of an interesting phenomenon. I have yet to attend high school in an English speaking country. But, I have been attending an international school in Korea and the almost required after-school-English programs since before I actually attended school. Needless to say, I have been immersed in English. My interesting status has not diminished my love of and for English. My love has become a burgeoning desire to weave words together to create something I humbly refer to as my poetry. And after accumulating a few pieces and throwing away many, I found myself seeking to share my art and self beyond the orbit of my friends, family, and teachers. I seek the validation that most authors strive for. As such, I have gulped several times and offer my soul(s) up for examination, preferably perusal and charity. Last year, one of my teachers told me I should appreciate my readers, and I do. Thank you for your time and effort. more…

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