Frail Hope
Fortune's strange face eludes me in my sleep
Crawling fears of tomorrow
The shroud has now been sewn
A sentry guards the keep.
Forms in black lace, body beauteous, frail
Musing doubtfully, I wake
New Age, post-modern, credit phone
Recycled minds for sale.
Tomorrow's grace still calls, ever fainter
Stillborn desires whispering
Seagulls scavenge shattered bone
Chill sunshine of winter.
Yesterday's race, challenging reality
Amber lights in dusk-lit streets
I know my lover waits alone
Refusing conformity.
Long, close embrace, velvet-draped windows
Hidden panes of broken glass
A path well tended, now overgrown
Hide well in the shadows.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXBA CXBC DXBD EXBE FXBF |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 619 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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