Silent Night
Where would we be without language,
still naked around the fire
Trading bones with a grunt or moan,
very little to inspire
How could we live without meaning,
every question held at bay
Our futures dark, discovery stark,
all knowledge yea or nay
In a world without transcendence,
harboring ignorance and fright
All answers buried within lost words
—silent in the night
(Wayne Pennsylvania: August, 2019)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on August 28, 2019
Modified on March 13, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XX XX XA XA XB XB X |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 392 |
Words | 66 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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