Gone But Lingering
Then with sudden abruptness
The roar of engines
With awesome thrust and
Relentless power forcing the huge wings
To lift higher and higher
Soon in a trail of vapor
Machine and people are gone
Leaving the grounded without a trace
Still the crowds linger
Some mourning the departed
Others embraced in reunion
And all emotions fall in two:
Love or Fear
Separation more apparent than real
The illusion of distance
Clouds out the truth of oneness
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXXBBXX BXXXXXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 425 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 8, 8 |
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