Gone Is The Familiar
Slipping out of orbit. Everything's askew.
No level footing.
Changes must ensue.
Gone is the familiar. Strange is commonplace.
Unknown are landmarks.
Footprints leave no trace.
Circular arrival. Distance without speeds.
No start departure.
Travel antecedes.
Space allows forever. Time is now alone.
Void is direction.
Nothing can atone.
Arcs are intersecting. Spherical halos.
Galactic strangers.
Riddles no one knows.
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Submitted on February 05, 2010
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | AXA BXB XXB CXC DXD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 404 |
| Words | 60 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 |
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