Empty space
Charles Fields II 1955 (Fort Bragg, NC)
Prayerful hands
joined together
Reaching halfway
around the world
Trying to make
conversation with one another.
As we contemplate
peacefully living together
Embracing hearts skip a beat
Our hearts shudder
Tragedy
comes without warning
In waves
repeatedly
striking harsh and deep
We are helpless in its wake
Our consciousness
becomes enflamed
As they are swept away
forever
Though desperately
we continue
calling their names
Ending lifetimes
of memories
Removing precious lifelines
Seeing only
the joyful memories
of people
Who had helped
make our reality
A more loving place
to be
Loved ones faces
disappear from view
Some
lost without a trace
All happiness
escapes
Suddenly erased
are streams of faith
Extended no more
Loved ones
we can’t call for
Knowing
there will be no answer
reaching for higher ground
Finding only empty
Space
C2
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Written on 2020
Submitted by Charles2 on August 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XA BC DAXA XA EFXEX DGC BAEHX XIX EIX XEJE XHXJ GXXX KXK FAX E |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 906 |
Words | 184 |
Stanzas | 15 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 4, 2, 5, 3, 5, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3, 1 |
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