Dream Of A (Young) Poet
spreading, as fingers outstretched,
variegated leaves disrupt
blue in a field of color.
great tree, tossing shadows
across this garden,
lending shape to what lies below:
i would that this bud
someday blossom becoming,
perhaps, a branch
all its own.
or rather as a dandelion
for one to carefully pluck,
and with gentle breath
send fragile seeds
in all ways
where sharp yellow might
steal away green, reflecting
sunlight, for all to marvel.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 421 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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