Writer



In the evening having inked his feather
He engenders beauty line by line,
Writes a manuscript that joins together
Ice and fire, darkness and sunshine.

He is looking for his lot no longer,
But he strikes the lyre on the stage,
Showing humankind that love is stronger
Than injustice, enmity and rage;

It more than life and nonexistence,
It can give downhearted people wings,
Neither flow of time nor any distance
Can destroy love’s harp and tear its strings.

He narrates that standards and traditions
Put sometimes a lot of lives at stake,
And that human honor and ambitions
Should exist for other people’s sake.

Every moment of his life he's ready
To amaze his audience and thrill.
Many centuries have passed already,
But he still creates and always will.
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Submitted by D_Michael on February 27, 2020

Modified by D_Michael on January 21, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB ACAC DDDD DEDE FGFG
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 762
Words 146
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Michael Demian

Michael Demian is a poet, translator and teacher. He writes poems in English, Russian and French. In his works he pours out his heart, shares his inner feelings and thoughts. more…

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