Sleep
As the years advance,
Life becomes less of a dance.
Ignorance reigns supreme,
Perfection is but a dream.
I will have to return,
So that I can learn and learn,
To be better and better,
Not to see just the word,
But every single letter.
Maybe,I have been here before,
Arriving like a boat on the shore,
Empty, without content or crew,
Experiencing an ancient world,
As if eveything were new.
What are we?Who are we?
That we come and we go?
With a lot ,and very little to show?
Oh! the world,it makes me weep,
Now I know,why our Creator created sleep!
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Submitted on April 06, 2016
Modified on March 26, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDXD EEFXF XGGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 107 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 5, 5, 5 |
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