Silk Scarf
Tumbling, mounding
Slithering on my shoulder; seams unfelt.
Wind the shredded corners,
Tuck them delicately into my belt.
Lift the corner in triangular fashion,
Filch the corner from the brooch,
String the flimsy corners over
To
c
a
s
c
a
d
e
during my approach!
Colors streaming, wrinkles easing
Their presence seems to mark the threads,
The filature, one by one, extracted
From the cocoon beds!!
c. Poetic Universalisms II by Lena Smith Carter, 2006.
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Submitted on May 02, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | abxb xcdbAExAEbxc afbf d |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 439 |
Words | 76 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 12, 4, 1 |
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