The curse of the beholder
Steve Tipple 1984 (England)
I lay in field of flowers bloom
Warmed by embrace of stars and moon
And curse your name, your heart of thieves
You stole from me the land and seas
The wood of ancient forest root
A gentle splash of rivers newt
Frail snow that floats upon a whisp
Leaves coloured orange, brown and crisp
In natures boon I could once say
I found the beauty night and day
But now I can not feel nor see
The worth of all compared to thee
So name I curse through love not hate
As for your sigh my breath abate
The name of she my soul hath seize
The girl who stole my summer breeze
About this poem
Words to convince my wife she will always be beautiful to me
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Written on August 30, 2022
Submitted by goblinmilk on August 31, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XXXA BBCC DDEE FFAA |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 561 |
Words | 117 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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