Velvet Swords
Away alone,
sails the sailor from a dream.
A dream that drifts into the abyss.
Serpents fill the dark void,
the children play without a care.
"Don't go there!" yells the Father.
Alas our vanity has chained us,
kept us down from the bliding light.
The children have all grown up.
Confess my sins?
Of all the miracles I've done
I seem to recall none.
Walk across the path,
the exit is the entrance,
the wise walk out the room.
Let the roses bloom,
and Nature gives us time.
Timeless soul, the body rots.
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Submitted on May 10, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | XXX XXX XXX XAA XXB BXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 484 |
| Words | 95 |
| Stanzas | 6 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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