A Sonnet To Grow Older
A Sonnet To Growing Older
My heart now speaks to me of ageless things
Of solitary walks down country lanes
Of quilted calico with simpler schemes
Unhurried times, a pause, as quiet rain
In memory drenched, the budding heart reviews
Her nightly liaisons in twilight realms
Illusive childlike carousel renews
Majestic pensive thoughts and hopeful hymns;
With joy rekindles ! Magic carousel
It moves round and round in measured beat
Bewitching power of music sounds compel
The ageless ones to rambunctious retreat !
Unhallowed fruit of age-
My heart can sing !
Redeeming time to catch the brass-bound ring
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Submitted by hitalot on July 19, 2017
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | X XXXX AXAX BCBC XDD |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 601 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 4, 4, 3 |
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