Quench
The temperature soars
To a record high
Where under the shade
It's one twenty five
Thirst arrives quickly
And throats become dry
The weakest of creatures
Will give up and die
My lips are parched
While sand burns my feet
Shoulders are blistered
From the bearing down heat
Though I push along
I cannot get beat
Todays misery
Will make tonight sweet
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Submitted on July 07, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXX BAXA XCXC XCBC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 330 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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