Shades of death
The shades of death a friend to befriend?
Or, an enemy to be foe?
Predications of judgments or victim of verdicts
Tis the course, which thee have ready chose
Here thee shall wait and here thee will lay
Deeds within thy life, motion picture mind scrolls to
"The Samaritan good"
Or selfishly seeking all the spoils unto thy goals?
Close your eyes, be at ease and take in thy rest
Fates thou must accept… unburden the weight
And the toll man should thee willingly greet
For his path to be led, which ends at keeper of thy gate
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXXX XXXX XAXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 514 |
Words | 98 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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