Echoes of Desolation
Khalifatal-Akhbar 2000 (Kano)
In the ebb and flow of light and shadow,
the hungry midriff weeps with loneliness.
Lizards possessed the kitchen doors,
Cobwebs decorated the bookshelves,
Men were forced to bend –were groggy,
Excavating hope hopelessly.
Feeding from the plate of life;
Grave gropes groom grotesquely.
Sensing the breath of fear,
Welcomed by the absence of love.
Memories were planted; scars were harvested–
Mapa invite the young to grave.
Shelves were found –
brunch is secured; hangry relinquishes.
Khalifatal-Akhbar
khalyfa2000@gmail.com
21st March, 2024
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Written on March 21, 2024
Submitted by Khalifatal-Akhbar on March 29, 2024
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 585 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 2, 3 |
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