Flowers Deceased

Kerri Peek 1973 (Denver, Colorado)



Flower left Ghosts.
Leaving behind a trail of petals and lost souls.
Wearing misfortune right to the bone.
Dragging grief behind
A body left alone.
Bereft of joy
A cross to bear
Leaving only sadness
A dead silence
Left to wear
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Written on February 16, 2024

Submitted by peekk3rri13 on February 16, 2024

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Scheme ABCDCEFGHF
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 231
Words 48
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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