Dark Horse
I ride on a dark horse
through the canyons
of our past.
Far away from
the desert island of our
disaffected here and now.
I catch glimpses of you
on a high bluff,
looking down at me.
You always did try to
occupy the high ground,
moral or otherwise.
But these dashing rides
always lead me back
here, where I find you
standing in front of me.
I watch as you sharpen
your anger against me.
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Copyright © Robert Haigh 2011
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Submitted by RobertHaigh on September 10, 2020
Modified on April 21, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXX XXX AXB AXX XXA BXB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 424 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 3, 1 |
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