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Wane Wars

Leslie Alexis

Welcoming waves wave worries 'way
Opulent Oceans open opportunities
Seeing seas soothe sending some salvation
Royal riches reaming - raising rebels
Wars won with winners wielding wizards’ wands
Billions birth bombs - brutally burnt bodies
Men massacre maids - millions murdered
Time teaches temperance – time teaches:
Nothing, nothing new, nothing, nothing new
Still, starvation stinks, septic scents send shivers
Awakening avenging angels, angered
Compassionate, caring – creating change
Humans humbled, hurt, hungry – hunting healing
When will we wane wars? Wicked world.

Copyright © 2009 Leslie Alexis

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Submitted on May 13, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme XAXXXABXXXBXXX X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 621
Words 90
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 14, 1
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