Mast



an indent in the atmosphere-
spindles of the pale natural
quiver in the spiral cool down,
elevate in the wavewake.
enclosed promisebuds scatter,
their torn secrets buried alive-
the lean branch blowback,
leafflit leashed in by young stems,
the sharp snap of the reigns-
then, astride in the freefall,
suspended by the hover down,
comes the revalry, the victory,
when the efficient earth renews.
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Submitted on September 29, 2014

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFDGHICJK
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 382
Words 64
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 13

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