Hints Without Shadows
Guilt complexes that encroach
are slashes without scars
Regret, anguish and reproach are prisons without bars
Sham anecdotes that malign
are feathers without birds
Conduct, posture and design are stances without words
Fun amusements that entrust
are frolics without ploys
Distaste, loathing and disgust are fervors without joys
Odd behaviors that glamour
are actions without feats
Bellow, hubbub and clamor are singers without beats
Mock suspicions that embed
are traces without clues
Imprint, reason and retread are signals without cues
Trade practices that maltreat
are curfews without suns
Falsehood, swindle and deceit are holdups without guns
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAA XBB CDD XEE XFF CGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 630 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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