As You Speak
Your audience may not be able to listen,
in the fashion that you speak
Your readers may not be able to discern,
those meanings that you preach
Your lovers may not be able to hold
your feelings in their hands
Your future may not be able to serve
—what the present can’t withstand
(James River Writers Conference: Richmond: October, 2016)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on June 05, 2019
Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on June 05, 2019
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| Scheme | XX XX XX XX X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 340 |
| Words | 60 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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