Mixed Ancient Metaphors
The words taste like music
from worlds long ago
Each letter resavored
in harmonies old
Coming to harvest
their sweetness imbues
A cave for an orchard
in wall painted hues
Old symbols retilling
those questions inside
Reborn when discovered
then never to hide
The silos refilling
new birthrights to seed
Replanted within us
—a symphony freed
(The New Room: January, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 19, 2023
Modified on March 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AXBB BCBC ABBB ABCB X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 378 |
| Words | 67 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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