Aurora July 22
The sunlight behind the clouds is peeking
n' across the sky a lone bird streaking;
a tall man before a silent crowd is slowly speaking
a calm n' assuring voice with a purpose n' a feeling;
a man who represents the power n' feeling of love
n' from whom those remaining will all take hope;
this leader, a man who does not lead by speaking
but whose very presence fills the vast sky above him;
a man who with his words is teaching;
n' touching us all, while deep within us reaching;
n' so across the sky a lone bird flying swiftly in silence;
like each of those alone below, some day to reach places we each won’t know;
whilst way beyond the clouds horizon, the fiery Sun sits squinting
to catch a glimpse of the man who is standing tall below.
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Submitted by coralatlas on September 15, 2014
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | A A A A X X A X A A X B A B |
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Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
Characters | 731 |
Words | 142 |
Stanzas | 14 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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