Like Imari
The glass one, milk clear,
Translucent at its edges,
Like teeth that nature bestows
Smooth to their ridges.
The psyche then impacted
By a floral entity,
Driven to arrive on edge and fringe
Yet to its center central.
Hold it gently, do not falter,
For its fragility is fixate.
Mind the tensions you apply,
Tabletop linens await!
Many stare with focused gazes,
Soaking in its frangible beauty,
Velvet cloths would be insufficient,
To handle this true treasure!
c. by Lena Smith Carter--Poetic Universalisms II, 2006.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XAXA XBXX CDXD ABXC X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 498 |
Words | 85 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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