Paradise
This is a desert now,
that is the only thing here,
dear me, this is what’s left
after the war.
We tried to store love,
but the covenant was broken
and this desert is the only token
for us to hold on to.
But look! new sprouts appear,
and the leering, dry soil
can toil no more against the growth,
for, under oath, life will rebuild.
Now the dragon, sealed underground,
will be bound for a thousand years,
and fears will go with him
while brimstone and fire sear him.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 452 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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