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Children of War

Yieaulim

After the plume settles

I seek, scavenging
Rubble, debris
Without my lens
I’ve no clarity

I weep
Vultures squall
‘Neath this ruin
Awaits a feast

I… can’t… see

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Child buried before their parent

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Written on November 08, 2023

Submitted by on November 10, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X XAXA XXXX A
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 177
Words 37
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 1, 4, 4, 1
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