Whispers of the Phoenix
Dean Tice 1993 (Tirana)
One morning, at dawn, I stared at the sky
In the deep vast blue, your eyes as my flame
A mighty Phoenix, near my heart flew by
My heart made his home, started whispering your name
And I asked the angels, to keep your darkness at bay
And I asked the wind, to gently caress your soul
But I watched your eyes, slowly fade away
And the whispers of the Phoenix, were my only console
And I searched for your eyes, in the darkness of night
Through voices deceitful, a whisper, I heard say:
Only in the darkness, you’ll know the light that you are
And I, as the Phoenix,
In the flames of your heart lay…
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Written on October 15, 2023
Submitted by deantice6 on November 08, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB CDCD XCXXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 604 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 5 |
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