Adornment
Gently place the veil to cover known features,
Add the glimmers and the colors of
lush and fragrant beaches.
Embellish the natural forms surrounding
For a tiny touch of teasing,
Count the flowers, one by one,
Using leaves that alter breezes!
Onyx, emeralds, and lapis lazuli
can and will provide a means
To delight every look on
the promise of a dream
That can garnish the gentle soul,
As it swells with sights untold.
c. by Lena Smith Carter--Poetic Universalisms I, 2006.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | XXX AAXX XXXXXX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 460 |
Words | 82 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 6, 1 |
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