To Joseph
Who do you call
when there’s nothing to share
How do you act
with tomorrow unfair
What do you dream
when your sleep is deprived
Why are the questions
though answered, contrived
When did your wonder
wander away
When did the path
eternally stray
How did the moment
slip over the line
How will you tell me
— your memory gone blind
(North Wales Pennsylvania: January, 2024)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 30, 2024
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 71 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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