A Sonnet for Selma
I painted a picture of her today
In colors vivid and bold.
I wanted to accurately display
The beautiful shades of her soul.
For her heart, I used a ruby red
To impart the richness therein,
I saw a swollen heart that bled,
Spilling abundant love from within
Her eyes reflected a tinge of sadness
Whenever a silver tear shone,
But captured a measure of gladness
From all the good she has done.
Pen nor words can never describe
Her gilded soul of gold inside.
Barbara A Cadogan © 2012
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Submitted on April 23, 2015
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | AXAXBCBCDXDXXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 469 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 14, 1 |
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