Motion Transformed
Memory has substance
for those athirst
a book never finished
whose pages reverse
Minute by minute
the moments burn
Igniting our history
whose ashes return
Memory’s sensation
beyond the five
Assuring our consciousness
we’re still alive
Formed in a vacuum
of fire and light
Stealing us inward
past seasons respite
Memory delivers
what stimulus feigns
A cloud in the desert
showering rain
Wrapping us tightly
in motion transformed
Buried within us
—keeping us warm
(Dreamsleep: January, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 12, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABBX BCDC XEFE XBBB XABX DBFX D |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 502 |
Words | 84 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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