Athirst
He drank Bathsheba's water
Boiling at the thought
Reverting to a Philistine
Some things should not be wrought
Merlin knew her temper
How cold a witch could be
But he drank her water
And he became a sea
Between the breast of doves
At the neck of ivory
Wisdom flew his keeper
And with it Covenantry
Her eyes were many waters
Her love a crazed god's thing
Walls, they are no fortitude
When Sirens start to sing
And why would good men do it?
Men are made to thirst
For in are Legends making
We were all once dirt.
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Submitted on September 30, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 99 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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