Writer's Block
I’d write for the sound of words alone
If meaning they had none . . .
For simple joy I’d spark
Sun’s rapid shine
Or clouds collapse of mist in rain . . .
I’d dance for the fun of movements sway
When music came to play . . .
And with love’s laughter
Call to mind
Another game to play . . .
I’d laugh with unabandoned joy
I’d sing for silence
I would shout for pain . . .
Remembering rolling thunder’s roar
When wave’s of terror crashed
My suddenly silent shore. . .
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Submitted on November 18, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXXA BBXXB XXACXC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 526 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5, 6 |
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