Immortality



No more must I
   then be forgot,
Beneath the sand
  that God hath wrought,

Under the sky
  of crimson blue,
Upon the land
  I once then knew.

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Written on May 18, 2023

Submitted by fredkasten09 on May 20, 2023

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Scheme AXBX ACBC
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 143
Words 31
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4

Frederick Lee Kasten

I was born November 10, 1951 in Austin, Texas. I grew up with three brothers, I being the eldest. When I was eleven and twelve years old we traveled to Europe in Germany and in France. Upon returning my family settled in California. Since then I have lived in many states among them being Vermont, Louisiana and Montana where I now reside. more…

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