Night, the Elixir
Ploughmen homeward return
Boatswain makes his last call.
Travelers leave the trail
Lanterns throw a light pale.
Moonlight swiftly glides
Singular chirp remains.
Footsteps presently recede,
Stars soliloquize.
Upon the hills
Clouds repose.
Among the fields
A wind chimes.
Not a lark
Not a limerick.
Only blank verses,
Lovers drink the elixir.
In a wave of cold
Man wraps a single fold.
In a pool of dream
Man floats sublimely.
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Not a lark Not a limerick. Only blank verses, Lovers drink the elixir.
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Written on July 07, 2017
Submitted by ravi_panamanna on December 18, 2023
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| Scheme | XABB CXXX XXXX XXXX DDXAC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 450 |
| Words | 87 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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