The pearl of thunder
GIDRAF MWANGI 1992 (Murang'a)
It crashes and smashes
Preceded by violent flashes
It rumbles and grumbles
Renting the silence asunder
It scares and cowers the weak
Knocking the knees to jelly
It sounds like a celestial drum
The precursor to the Armageddon!
It spells the death knell
To sundry mighty boles
It startles the fleeting dear
Caught in a mid-jump prance
It throws the heavens in relief
Illumining the grim cloud pillars
It nevertheless enthralls all
With its shiny bolt pearls!
© GIDRAF MWANGI
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Submitted by GIDRAF on May 18, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AA XX XX XX XX XX XX XX X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 457 |
Words | 80 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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