Sorrow
Heartfelt
Pangs of sorrow;
A flutter of bright wings,
A small form upon the cold earth.
Weep for this fallen creation of joy,
This bird that brought song to our lives ~
Life, gone in an instant,
Held in my hand,
Heartfelt
NOTE: The poem is in the form of a ‘Rictameter’ with syllable pattern 2-4-6-8-10-8-6-4-2 with same word for the first and last lines.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AxxxxxxxA x |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 350 |
Words | 65 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 9, 1 |
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