After the Drought
Droplets effervesce on passion fruit,
Defiantly dangling on its stem.
Mature plants reopen their sweet chute,
Vividly regaining terrain, each one of them.
Now that the rains have humidified the soil,
Grasses have straightened again,
Warblers are caroling, as the merciless broil
No longer prostrates them. Moistened grain
Bursts open and germs real fast.
Life is eager to revive at last.
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Submitted by ludy_b on May 03, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABAB CXCX DD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 2 |
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