Grey Word Tune-Outs



When the way is dreary days
and everything fades away...

When the walk is not really there
and the voices speak of grey...

When the tune is Oft repeated
Aendless boredoms, endless fray

Ever yon, ever yon... What are
Athese species of words without

Dope, with grey sprinkled through-
Out like drought seeping the heart

About this poem

religion can bore your socks off (no pun), and greatly, greatly depress the reader with endless repeating of sad sad things fallen down and no hope (disclaimer: this poem description is not related to this poetry site, but elsewhere... ).

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Submitted by anonymous3142 on May 14, 2023

Modified by anonymous3142 on May 14, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XA XA XX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 321
Words 61
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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1 Comment
  • luisestable1
    There is a point being made here. At times those religious sermons sound like an endless repetition and one wonders how come that they take it. Too much of the same can drive anyone crazy that mostly the talk is about much problems and sinful creatures. Who wants to hear that sermon after sermon.
    Your poem touches on a real situation. 
    LikeReply11 months ago

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