Eagle
Flying in the sky
catching a bird
it's dark emotionless eye
the world around him, blurred
As he flies
faster than you could ever be
the king of the sky
so free
Landing on a branch
on a large mountain
watching a slow small avalanche
drinking from the river, like a fountain
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Submitted by averyb7 on February 02, 2021
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| Scheme | ABAB XCAC DEDE |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 261 |
| Words | 52 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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