On Entertaining Ghosts
O, most convenient ghost: I find
I entertain you in my mind.
So come and sit, we'll chat a bit:
Your cup will overflow with wit.
Frustrating though you are, my friend,
I like your haunts: they shall not end.
Whereas we danced to: "Hope, Disbanding,"
Now we dance to: "Understanding."
That's your cappuccino, there.
Need more sugar? Take your share.
Nothing's worse than bitter drinks--
Except, a bitter heart, methinks.
Time--the greatest sweetener--
Rightens things misthought before.
One nervous, gnawing night in bed
I knew: I'm living in my head.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEFF XXGG |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 535 |
Words | 93 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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