Passions

Sharon Shipley 1948 (Charleston)



How unruly Passions can be.
Passions of Anger
bellows like a storm-tossed tree.

Passions of Hate
as the Willow, we'll weep.

Passions of Jealousy -
never shall we sleep.

But, Passions of Love
Embraces the Heart,
and above all others
will not depart!

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Passions we have all experienced.

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Written on March 31, 2023

Submitted by sshipley on March 31, 2023

Modified on April 01, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXA XB AB XCXC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 251
Words 51
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 2, 2, 4

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