Debut



In the folds of this new weather
the soft, blond fur on your belly
comes out
traps a little wind,
plays in the salty tide at it's feet.

What brief joy wants me to run to you,
one child to another?
belly pressed forward,
little boy, summer.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXX XAXA
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 231
Words 47
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 5, 4

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