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Treading the Backwater

Jeffrey Powell 1979 (Pittsburgh, PA)

Tetractys
Fear
drowns us
the rising
depths consume us
But with patience we're resuscitated
Never stop swimming  - a promise to keep
whether it is
shallow or
we're in
deep
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Written on February 12, 2023

Submitted by JokerGem on February 13, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCBDEFGHE
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 160
Words 29
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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Jeffrey Powell

A bit of an introvert, Jeffrey enjoys using words and poetry as an outlet for expressing his thoughts and feelings. He tends to play by his own rules and darts in and out of the civilized world, as avoiding the conventional gathering is more his style. Jeffrey lives with his fraternal twin whom he enjoys sharing a laugh with at the opportune time. more…

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  • Vixility
    Vixility
    Dude! In the words of Gen Z, this poem "is fire!" Love the visible form, the narrative of the poem, and how the sixth line (keep) wraps up with the concluding line (deep) of the poem.

    Tetractys? I'm going to have to work on one of these soon. 
    LikeReply8 months ago
    • JokerGem
      JokerGem
      Many thanks!! ...yes, l invite you to take on the challenge....
      LikeReply 18 months ago

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