Daunted
Your body pulse, a pounding beat
Orchestral, breathing score
Staccato sounds erstwhile elite
This music you abhor
Your grace of movement seems effete
Life's dance you now deplore
Where once a rhythm found your feet
They falter on the floor
Though daunted by a grand defeat
No guile could some exploit
While searching for a safe retreat
Awareness grows adroit
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB ABAB ACAC |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 347 |
Words | 60 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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