Ten Summers Bygone
Ten summers have passed since I wandered there last
Though I've never forgotten the way.
Many times, I have thought that maybe I ought
Let tendency lead me astray.
When once I was young and springtime had sprung
And all of the day was sunlit.
It was then I was swayed by a maudlin charade
Much more than I care to admit.
How demons evoke when we met by the oak
Blaze whispered and purred in our ears;
I think of it yet, during evening's onset,
It has stayed with me down through the years.
Then time scurried by and so you and I
Were mislaid in a blizzard, so cold,
Where time is the thief of forbidden belief
And sombre remorses grow old.
Yet today I don't mind of the times when I find
Reflections bear all that remain.
I know that, alas, ten winters could pass
Before I may go there again.
About this poem
Not much to say about this piece. A little nostalgia? ~ Read into it what you will! Nevertheless, a strictly disciplined rhyming scheme throughout.
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Submitted by AlanSJeeves on June 21, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XAXA XBXB XCXC XDXD XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 773 |
Words | 154 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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