Satisfaction



Settled here within these walls,
Vases overrun,
Mahogany, cedar, silk brocades,
Ambrosia freshly done!

Music raises harmonious hope,
The oven brings repast,
Nuts and whipped cream mixed together
Satisfies at last!

Day is done, the night has come,
Don the floor length gown,
Mired in the flannel sheets,
Comforted by the down!

It’s day, I’m here, the night is gone,
Impressions to arouse,
Rays of sunshine tempt the panes,
Peeping from the clouds!
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Submitted on May 01, 2011

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA XBXB XCXC XXXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 435
Words 73
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Lena Smith Carter

Lena Smith Carter is an internationally traveled concert artist who has sung the poetry of the world in seven languages across America and around the world. She is a graduate of Central State University (OH) with a B. S. in Music Education, a graduate of Miami University (OH) with an M.Mus. in Performance and Repertory, and has studied for her doctorate at the Paris American Academy, Paris, France and The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA. Her international travels have taken her from Paris to New York as well as Porto Alegre, RS; Fortaleza, CE; Recife, PE; Joao Pessoa, PB: Natal, RN; Sergipe, AR; and Brasilia, DF, where she appeared at Casa Thomas Jefferson /The American Embassy. Her experiences in the northeast allowed her to use many Brazilian folk songs as both the land and the language are very close to the hearts of northeasterners. In the south of Brazil, where there are many foreign-born citizens who speak other languages natively, she used more German, Latin, Italian, French, and Spanish, as well as Portuguese and English.In addition to her concert career and international travels, she is a teacher, parent, grandparent, publisher, editor, patent holder, philosopher and published poet and author. She has traveled to more than 15 different countries and has had more than thirty-five years experience in the creative arts and education. Her poetry is bold, original, colorful, and imaginative.Her written and published works include The Weight Management Diary, Axioms for Life/Work, Axioms for Life I, Axioms for Life II, Axioms for Life III, Poetic Universalisms I (hardback/paperback), Poetic Universalisms II, (hardback/paperback), 50 Reasons Why You Have/Have Not Arrived, Foreign Language Tips for Travelers (eBook), School Security Rewind (eBook), Writing Poetry: How to make yourself a Pro (eBook) and Jumpstarting Your Choir, Volume I. more…

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