Clay
The glaze has soaked in;
Greenware feelings wanting the kiln.
I let you knead my unyielding mind,
Softening my senses by pressuring time.
Hands cradling, feet pedaling,
The moments rounded-out square.
The weight of your pinching fingers,
My thinning sides could not bear.
The glaze has soaked in;
Greenware feelings wanting the kiln.
the untouched vessel begging to be trimmed,
Sits on a shelf - busted pieces within.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABxx xcxc ABxa |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 406 |
Words | 68 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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