Laid to Rest
Ronald Bunch 1982 (Grand Rapids)
I see the helping caress
Of a twinkling bones’ crest.
I dare,
No, I dare!
To see where I rest.
The dark,
The wood bark,
The casket,
The tarp.
Oh, I wear the casket—
While all my treasures are in a basket.
The steam, the stars
Are above the roof.
With an enormous beam,
The classics are seen.
The tarp is removed,
I’m laid to rest
In the rain,
And the basket does gleam.
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Submitted by RonaldBunch on March 11, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 382 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 8 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 5, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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