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A stranger

Aleah

August 24 
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In the shadows, a stranger roams alone
An outsider in a world unknown
Lost in the darkness a mystery untold
In unfamiliar lands his story unfolds.
Lonely steps in a foreign place,
Different and new, his silent grace,
Embracing the unknown
He finds his way
In the shadows where he’ll stay.

About this poem

It reminded me of a Harry Potter scene

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Written on August 03, 2024

Submitted by Yr123welcome on August 03, 2024

Modified by Yr123welcome on August 04, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDDAEE
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 295
Words 56
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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4 Comments
  • Pranshipuri5
    Pranshipuri5
    Beautifully expressed
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Hmm. I suppose that is what it must seem like to us just after the moment of our birth, or even more so, shortly after our deaths.
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • jerryl.01657
    jerryl.01657
    Real Nice & Easy Piece.
    LikeReply1 month ago
  • IzzyMG
    IzzyMG
    Love how you can see yourself in this piece in so many contexts. (eg: new immigrant, lost soul etc.) It has depth for such a short piece.
    LikeReply1 month ago

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