Broken Promises
Gifts of sterling silver
Two bands of precious gold
Vows and promises spoken
Each other to have and to hold
The future stretched out before us
Neither one knowing what was to be
What path did we take to get here
Was this the plan for you and me
The hands of time moved swiftly
Our future is now the past
Who knew in the embers of passion
Loves fire was to hot to last
Tarnish has covered the silver
Bitter sweet memories left to hold
Vows and promises broken
Loves ashes long turned cold
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Submitted on April 18, 2021
Modified on March 21, 2023
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Scheme | ABCB XDXD DECE ABCB |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 476 |
Words | 95 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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