The Capsized Boat.
It seemed like an upturned boat,
A school of fish swarmed around it.
Tossed by the surging waves
They were in no travail.
Moments eclipsed in gentle ticks.
In seconds the scenario altered,
The 'capsized boat' shot a sheet of water.
Fishes were caught.
Lo! A humpback whale it was!
In a gulp, death camouflaged the scene.
Life may present gentle moments,
Gales are but lurking about the far-away dales.
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Written on December 22, 2023
Submitted by ravi_panamanna on December 22, 2023
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| Scheme | XXAXX XXXXX XXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 428 |
| Words | 84 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 3 |
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