Reflection
Streaming water takes the things along;
set images are scattered on its way.
In light that drops from houses, and all wrong,
I’m exploring my fears and hopes astray.
As if this stream’s been flowing through my day
all is present in these odd reflections:
things from the past, from now, all connections,
all that has been and still is in my head.
The flow’s pulling with danger and questions,
but its promise of future too is spread.
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Submitted by ludy_b on April 29, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 431 |
Words | 78 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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