The Dolphin's Lament



Sing me your name and I in turn will sing you mine
Just as days gone by, when I would move timeless
And you in your laughter would follow
Sing me your name and I will sing you all this and more

Follow. Beyond the shallows,
Where fear holds limit over the cast of your line
Listen - do you hear? Do you dare?
 
My music begins, beyond the divide of breakers and wild surf
Where the hue of your heaven meets the blue of my sea
Freedom blue.
 
Let go the seeds of your doubt -
On carefully charted shores leave them scatter and blow
My music begins in deeper water
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Submitted by Len-Varley on October 03, 2021

Modified by Len-Varley on October 03, 2021

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCX BAX XXX XCX
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 547
Words 112
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 3, 3, 3

Len Varley

Born very young and still defiantly alive and kicking. Speaks fluent Sarcasm with a heavy ironic accent. more…

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