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A postcard from the builder base

Alex Smith 1977

Free verse
I see the builder base in my inbox
My home only visible from this small space
So calm and quiet
So peaceful and nice
Clock tower so tall
Battle machine so strong
Master builder and gem mine
I reminisce
Stuck in this vast, unfamiliar place
I long to be home

About this poem

This is a poem about someone that is from the builder base that left to go live in the main village. The narrator has received a message in the inbox. It is from the builder base and it makes the narrator want to go home.

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Written on May 02, 2022

Submitted by alexbsmith on May 12, 2022

Modified on March 29, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABACDEAAF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 256
Words 50
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10
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Alex Smith

My name is Alex Smith. I have been a poet for 30 years. Ever since my freshman year of high school when I had to make a poem, I instantly knew that I was a poet, and that I had a gift, and I needed to make the most of it. I have made several great poems for many years. I have a wife, and five kids all named Robert. more…

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