The Ledge

Doug Volgenau 1963 (Connecticut)



Big Daddy TTO teeters
precipice; muzzle-bridle feeds...
how to rein-in? Best reveal greed?
Hmm...perhaps off-Right? Friend needed...
What recommends dearest heeded?
Bitter-end of tale, yet to be...

Old DJ Poetry (in Micro; 2/16/23) "The Ledge" - poetry is life, poetry is love, friend in need as friend indeed...
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Written on February 16, 2023

Submitted by DougV.alt on February 28, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXABBX A
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 313
Words 55
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 1

Doug Volgenau

Self-Awareness attained, 2017; True Purpose realized, 2018. Poet since 7 June 22. Most woks Lyrical, Metaphysical, Existential, holistically Self-expansive (evolutionary)... more…

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