Singing Words
Singing Words
One lovely winter afternoon,
When I sat reading in the porch,
A bird's soft croon
Caused me to look up.
What should I see?!
But the great yellow sun beckoning me!
The warm golden rays filled my heart;
How lovely is Nature's art!
The sky was as blue as blue could it be.
There was not a darkening speck in sight;
The lustrous blackbirds spread their wings,
And flew like of the sky they were kings!
All around in the grassy meadows,
Blossoms of white and pink cast shadows.
How graceful they looked, they had no fright;
As brave a warrior as they might.
I may read all I want but never find;
The eternal singing words that bind.
But then an open book is the world around me;
To read all you must do is see!
-Tirna Chandra
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Submitted on October 09, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXAX BBCC BDEE FFDD GGBB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 713 |
Words | 141 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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