No Longer A Boy ...
When I was a boy
this spring house was there
Open and running
with memories to share
When I was a boy
it sat in the field
Above rising water
indentured to yield
When I was a boy
its door opened wide
To capture my fantasy
dreams there to hide
No longer a boy
now buried and hidden
My hopes and my wishes
—forever unbidden
(Converse Estate: December, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on December 31, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Abxb Acdc Aexe afxf d |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 363 |
Words | 74 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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