Scattered Words and Broken Phrases



I throw some words together; in
The air they float around
Until I choose where to begin
With images and sound.

I throw some dreams above my head
To see just how I feel
About them since I'm out of bed,
When dreams aren't quite as real.

I also throw some phrases to
The sky within my mind.
Though some are broken, they will do  
And magic I might find!

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Written on February 27, 2024

Submitted by stevec.24118 on February 27, 2024

Modified by stevec.24118 on February 27, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABAB CDCD EFEF
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 353
Words 77
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

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  • alanswansea18
    Now to me this is beautiful I hate a bunch of fancy words that don't mean anything. They just look good.
    LikeReply1 month ago

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