Lines
Lines are not meant to be hidden.
Nature's will of wisdom, the inner truth of a soul
Beautifully unbalanced, curved, straight and narrow,
The grace of a face, with the strength of a sparrow
Lines where a mouth smiles, or sits outside the eyes
where the crow's feet rest, lines on the neck
where they seamlessly intersect
Lines on the hands, a path wanders free
I wonder what does my palm read?
Vertical lines on the nails revealing years of life lived
Like rings on a tree
I reckon, I must embrace them
These lines are me.
About this poem
This poem was inspired as I find myself contemplating my mortality since being diagnosed with a rare liver disease. Meditating towards the light sparks a fire within me to fight the good fight. My son lives with words within due to profound autism.
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Written on December 15, 2023
Submitted on December 15, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX AA XXXBX XBXB |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 528 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 5, 4 |
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