Alone in the Forest
I know not what to do alone in the forest
I shiver in sorrow and the silence glares back into me
In my feeble attempts to look into your heart and mind
I retreat empty-handed
Yet I see the beacon of your lone-ness
It searches for me
And gobbled I am in its blaze
My paralysed frame trembles beneath the glow
You, like the summer rain that quenches the thirsty earth
As the tips of your fingers touch my skin
As the surface of your lips press against my neck
Tell the story of your hearts desire
Words struggle to escape my lips
They become frozen in their ascent
Like rain caught in the frozen air
Words caught in the blizzard of confusion
Muted reflections haunt my moments
I wait …
Alone …
In the …
Forest
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Submitted on March 10, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | ABXX XBXX XXXX XXXX XXXXA |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 693 |
| Words | 137 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 5 |
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