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Frail Hope

Inge Meldgaard

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
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 619
Words 98
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
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Inge Meldgaard

Born in Denmark in 1953, I migrated to Australia with my family in 1957. After spending my school years in Yallourn, I moved to Melbourne in 1970 to attend Monash University. Having graduated with a science degree in 1975, I worked in various fields, such as youth work, teaching, politics (with a special interest in the natural environment), social research, community development, and finally, information technology. I have also completed two graduate diplomas: one in sociology and the other in information technology, both at Swinburne University. Now retired, my last position was as an IT Manager at Monash University. Gardening, art, poetry and writing have also been life-long interests.I have recently published my first book, 'The Cicada', which is a crime/mystery novel, set in Australia, four hundred years into the future.Website: ingemeldgaard.daportfolio.com more…

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