Crumbs



There are crumbs on the table,
From when you were here last.
There are crumbs on the table,
From that cookie we had shared.
With your eyes alight and our dreams for the future broad,
Those crumbs on the table are gone.

About this poem

This is a poem that was created in honor of my friend. Our first meeting was when they shared a cookie with me.

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Written on November 20, 2022

Submitted by alexissaravian on November 20, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AbAcde
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 220
Words 47
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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