Dredge



Endless Divine Irony
The beauty of a boy

Intelligence I rendered
Another useless ploy

The Surgeon knows the pain
Is only temporary

It diffuses consciousness
Loathing is then buried

Memory is Pain erect
Reflection of the soul

Empty are the pointless thoughts
In vanities murky shoal.
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Submitted on September 30, 2013

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AB XB XA XX XC XC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 271
Words 46
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2

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