The Timekeeper
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I have always pondered on the ephemerality of life and the complete vaporization that occurs at death. Nature generates and regenerates in cycles, hence, the constancy and stasis revolves between the experiences of salvation and perdition. Life is not the beginning but a means to an end. End is not termination but the beginning of another life...
Written on October 07, 2022
Submitted by tunjibakare on October 07, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 257 |
Words | 56 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 5, 5 |
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