Hide And Seek
With failure we hide the blame.
With success we seek the fame.
With despair we hide malaise.
With repair we seek the praise.
With disgust we hide aversion.
With homage we seek conversion.
With misdeeds we hide the shame.
With good will we seek acclaim.
With defeat we hide the gory.
With triumph we seek the glory.
With famine we hide the dearth.
With plenty we seek the mirth.
With rebuff we hide disgrace.
With favor we seek embrace.
With loathing we hide meanness.
With loving we seek kindness.
With contempt we hide the pain
With respect we seek the gain.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on April 06, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABBCCAADDEEFFGGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 542 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 18 |
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