Black december
Mark Cloutier 1972 (Kaneohe)
Black december
And just remember
The holiday in memory
Of gifts that were sent
In a last attempt
To quench and represent
A thirst for knowledge
And a light sparked
In the darkness
Of an inner world
That we would escape to
To find a life
On the inside
As what was cast
To the outer enters
Within us in light
Lit in the midst
Of a night and day
That was led astray
At the last and first
Of those who chose
To speak it
And hear it
And as a friend
In consummation
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Written on June 12, 2021
Submitted by Markcloutier on September 09, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABCDCEFGHIJKLMNOPPQRSSTU |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 435 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 25 |
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