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Beauty stings

I M Babatunde

Beauty stings
Beneath the angry waves of the sun 
is a beautiful face
Shining captivating like a canvas
Painted in my favourite coat of colours
The giggle on this face
Beat the loving sound of the bata drum
To which i dance and dance 

Body coated in sweat
Mind occupied in trance
I get carried away
My eye blinded to the intrusion
Of cupid and its wicked arrow
My dance step fail and i fall
Painfully into the unconcerned 
Arm of love

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Written on January 07, 2022

Submitted by H31SBOB on February 05, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCXACXD XDXBXXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 438
Words 83
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 8, 8
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I M Babatunde

I am by name Murtala Babatunde Ibrahim, a student of English and literary studies in IBB university Lapai more…

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