End In Life
A half-bloomed rose
on a bent stem,
water between
the cobblestones.
Grey clouds moved on
and a big sky
sends down glimmer,
transitory.
My face wrinkled,
steady, watching.
Gently, the rose
taps the stones.
About this poem
A focus on imagery. Minimalistic, four syllables, last line three.
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Submitted by brmcc9 on June 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXB XXXX XXAB |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 206 |
Words | 42 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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