Darkening Sun
Deifying themselves,
the scientists disprove
with their tools
the existence of God
To sit on a throne
artificially made
the Creator to them
falsely shod
They loudly decry
as their courtiers boast
about how powerful
their laws have become
While built into their structure
a flaw starts to crack
their self-glory
—a darkening sun
(Villanova Pennsylvania: April, 2019)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on April 14, 2019
Modified on March 13, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 375 |
Words | 58 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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