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Sunflower

Qayin Saccharum

Roots from a bud which blooms,
inside of aethereal hands.

A world found filled with darkness,
brighter than the light of lost lands.

The source of our anointed ancestors
who offer bandages for wounds that fester.

With no more cries of pain, however,
and the sound of silence sequestered.

The court required a jester
to quench the bloodthirst of the Emperor.
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Submitted by Qayin_Saccharum on May 09, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XA XA XB BX BB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 364
Words 72
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 2, 2, 2, 2, 2
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2 Comments
  • EdwinRayTanguma
    EdwinRayTanguma
    Wouldn’t it be something IF the jester knows something that his poor emperor only wishes he might know???The poor jester tries to make the sad emperor laugh while he himself is laughing inside at the rich emperor who can not buy that which the jester possesses…What might that be???Only the jester can answer that one…. 
    LikeReply 110 days ago
  • RonaldBunch
    RonaldBunch
    I like how this deep poem blooms, it's very interesting. Good write.
    LikeReply 110 days ago

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