Cradled to the Grave.
When I was old
and you were young,
just with our eyes
real love was lain.
When you are old
and I am dead,
when only mem’ries -
fleeting remain;
will you remember,
with a rose-tinted lament
what we wanted,
what we promised,
what it cost,
what we spent.?
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Submitted by Sleekwood on May 05, 2024
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| Scheme | AXBC AXBC XDXXXD |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 256 |
| Words | 59 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 6 |
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