Hammock
With membrane-thin covered brittle bones
her old eyes dull
she quietly enjoys the smoke
sucked in with deep tugs
Hanging in her knotted mat
she is waiting if that one customer
will buy from her stall
looks at the youngsters
that drive and walk past her
ignorant of what life brings
For her for so long
the sweet mingled with sad tears
and many moons ago
she didn't know anything either
She waves and hints
as if she still wants to tell stories
about what lies in front of us
before she definitely goes up in smoke
About this poem
This poem I wrote while living in Cambodia at another years' ending.
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Submitted by ludy_b on December 30, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXAX XBX XBX XXXB XXXA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 517 |
Words | 101 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 4, 4 |
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