Destruction
Vasile Serban 1978 (Onesti)
The harmony of life was lost at the turn of the century,
The sun's rays no longer offer the same relief,
And the moon, once the good fairy of celestial tales,
He drove away the stars from around the earth.
To the desired irreversible movement of the Universe
Past generations responded with absolute silence,
But today, the only viable answer offered by mankind
It's more like a desperate cry.
The fear of a slow death overcame the personal self
And spread like an emotional plague across the earth,
The creatures that once happily danced the waltz of life
Today it bears the stamp of a grim and macabre reality.
Trees that were once centuries old are now pale shadows
What they share their old age in their teenage years.
The sweet waters that meandered proudly towards the great seas
They cry out their heat, flooding more and more the land.
The earth turned into a common grave,
Suicide is no longer an act of barbaric selfishness,
God has forsaken the fate of all mankind,
Creating a new playground for himself much further.
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Submitted by vasile_s on March 24, 2024
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| Scheme | AXXB XXCX XBXA XXXX XXCX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 1,032 |
| Words | 199 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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