Sleepless Dream Of Doubt Or Hope



Doubt is a birthless spring
with mourning doves of gloom.
Hope is a winter dream with daffodils in bloom.

Doubt is a hapless scheme
with devastating fright.
Hope is a stalwart dream with victorious might.

Doubt is a troubled theme
with killer bees in swarm.
Hope is a comfort dream with shelter from a storm.

Doubt is a hostile stream
with unqualified gall.
Hope is a peaceful dream with justice for us all.

Doubt is a shrouded gleam
with shadows at the door.
Hope is a brilliant dream with goodness to explore.

Doubt is a muffled scream
with poorer days instead.
Hope is a sleepless dream with better days ahead.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA BCC BDD BEE BFF BGG
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 596
Words 110
Stanzas 6
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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