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Albatross

Deepa Pal 2001 (West Bengal)

Free verse
The night was silent before the storm__
But I couldn't sleep as my Albatross wanted to fly__
A thousand hands strangled my throat, and I was loosing__
They were screaming.....shoot!

I awoke! I awoke and broke the glaciers__
And took a fly like a brave soldier,
Who held still the sword with blood on its tip.
They were still screaming........
Shoot! Shoot! Shoot!
The gun roared, and my wings were closed!
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Written on March 17, 2023

Submitted by deepapal74935 on March 17, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXAB XXXABB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 406
Words 78
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 6
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Deepa Pal

Born at Tarakeswar, West Bengal, India on 25th February, 2001. Graduated from Vidyasagar Mahavidyalaya and pursuing M.A in English Language and Literature. Loves to explore word. Published writing on regular basis in Pratilipi. more…

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