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Grandfather's Death

Alice

I touch my grandfather's hand,
It is cold and unsoothing.

I feel his hand for the steady heartbeat,
There is none.

I speak to him in a gentle voice,
He doesn't answer.

I shake him desperately,
He does not react.

His lively spirit left the room...
My grandfather is dead.
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Submitted on April 15, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XX XX XX XX XX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 261
Words 50
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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