A Poet's Work Is Never Done
Sleep rests heavily
Like the strongest perfume
As it pulls on my lashes
And spins the room
My lids feel heavy
As I hear my body's plea
For me to just close my eyes
For a minute or three
But I'm nearly done
My poem's turning in
I just need a few more words
For my mind to tangle and spin
Until the poem is perfect
In both sound and sight
I will slave over this paper and ink
Well into the night
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABXB AAXA XCXC XDXD |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 378 |
Words | 83 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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