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Of Roses and Dandelions.

Cas Wilson 1999 (United States)

Free verse
I am but a rose
in a field of dandelions,
a beacon of
blushing affection and want
in a sea of
scattering pollen.
But they see only cancer
in a sea of healthy cells.
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Written on January 10, 2024

Submitted by LadyPhantasmagoria on January 10, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDCEFG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 171
Words 41
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8
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Cas Wilson

Cas Wilson is a twenty-something history and book nerd living in Pennsylvania with their partner. They have been devouring books their entire life with no plans to stop anytime soon. more…

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