Not Begging for Flowers
From forth a seed did I once sprung, sweetly,
in candor, came I, the stolen seraphine, sorrowed,
in lack of chorus not present in thee.
Dandering in dandelions did I stroll, searching,
in eyeing, expectations I, the lost lyre, broken,
in flowers not furnished upon my resting.
Recluding to reserviors did I subside, solitary,
in weeping, waining I, the mangled melodian, outcast,
in loveless occurences of parental insanity.
Seraphine- a reed instrument
Lyre- stringed instrument, like a harp
Melodion- a small accordion
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Submitted on June 01, 2012
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABA CDC ABA BXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic hexameter |
Characters | 509 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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