A Paw Sets a Track
Up on a down pillow,
Writing has left me,
Enlightened by the dark,
Open to closeness,
Slowly fasting,
Outside an inn,
Before afterthoughts,
I'm losing to win,
Nothing at all,
Short of longing,
Badly for the goods,
Whysit foolish?
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Written on 2002
Submitted by tomtowle on July 26, 2021
Modified on April 25, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXX ABXB XAXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 218 |
Words | 39 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4 |
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