The Petals Fall



Moon’s song torments the sleeping blooms’ fluorescent shine,

The petals fall from the tangles of frantically grasping vines,

Life fades from such speak-less beauty as death entwines,

Into my home now forever lost; and yet never mine…
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Written on June 18, 2023

Submitted by Hardenburg on June 18, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A B B A
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 243
Words 43
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1

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1 Comment
  • Kaytee
    That’s beautiful, great poem!
    LikeReply10 months ago
    • Hardenburg
      Thanks, I really appreciate the comment kaytee!
      LikeReply10 months ago

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