The path
When the young buds flower in their high home,
The young sun gildens the dark path below.
Whose path is it?...
The path of men?...
The path of life?...
The path of death?...
When the buds dress themself in a golden cloak,
Men run along his path,
Leaving behind a shadow the size
Of the light emanating from his soul;
When darknes falls,
The steps of men become louder and slower.
Many shall fall to their knees
Before the new day dawns,
Before the circle of life spins again;
When dead leaves fall upon the path of dreams,
The race starts anew,
And men run the path of dreams with the same hope,
That they shall be the first ones to cross the finish line,
But the winner is always the same... same... same...
The winner is always death.
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Submitted on August 21, 2016
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | X X X A X B X X X X X X X X A X X X X X B |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 716 |
Words | 139 |
Stanzas | 21 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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