The Creature's Stare
Franz Werfel 1890 (Prague) – 1945 (Manhattan)
You stroke the fur of the big fine dog.
Looking way down into its eyes, you speak,
Pointing out for me the enormous sorrow
That's continuously fixed upon us.
When angels look deep in men's eyes,-
I replied-beneath their noble brows,
They will ask about the same thing in dismay
And turn away for they cannot bear it.
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Submitted on May 13, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | XXXX XXXX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 317 |
| Words | 61 |
| Stanzas | 2 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4 |
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