Gatekeeper
Sarah Brower 1995 (New Jersey)
My thoughts dwell
in a kaleidoscope
sheltered in a glass box
Fatal breath
fogging the corners
take the axe to the throat
Gathering these thoughts
heading to the lake
stashing them upon a leaf
Tie them down
for they never look back
watching it float across crystal
Triumphant
as the waterfalls drink their power
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Submitted by sarahella19 on December 28, 2023
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| Scheme | XXX XXX XXX XXX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 321 |
| Words | 65 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 |
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