Grey

Macauley Coggins 1996 (United Kingdom)



When everything seems grey,
And a storm follows over your head,

Remember that grey skies will lead to blue,
The rain to sunshine,

The future a sunlit meadow,
And that storm the past,
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Written on August 08, 2023

Submitted by macauleycoggins on August 11, 2023

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Scheme XX XX XX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 189
Words 40
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2

Macauley Coggins

Macauley Coggins is a British poet from Scarborough, North Yorkshire. more…

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  • luisestable1
    In a simple language, these lines are full of encouragement and the words are uplifting.
    Good read!
    LikeReply 18 months ago

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