Innocent Death
Dewey lips
catch a snowflake
as it falls
whisper soft
An icy blink
upon the tongue
and then the heat returns
as from within the furnace burns
It's crystal death
goes unknown
except for the knowing eyes
that stole it's life
and took it's form
When it had been just barely born
Lips part and await
for another
to seal it's fate.
Ah, such fun
this winter's day
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Submitted on December 25, 2016
Modified on March 14, 2023
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Scheme | XXXX XXAA XXXXXX BXB XX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 346 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6, 3, 2 |
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