Flower Seller
Why have you paled like your roses in summer pitch,
Why have you fallen like your lilies in autumn frost,
Am I not your friend,
Can you not spear my willing heart with your troubles,
I am here,
For you,
Trembling lips tell of you handsome Prince,
Once sweet in touch,
Once kind in words,
Who has now pulled you from the earth,
From stem and root,
And painted you in hues unwanted,
I hold you,
Broken words unspoken,
I am forever here for you,
My dear friend.
About this poem
Domestic abuse.
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Submitted by cwolff on December 13, 2021
Modified on April 23, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLFMFC |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 473 |
Words | 103 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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