The Stray
Sometimes you see best in the dark.
I knew then this canine needed an ark.
details appear as I flash by.
A Swift head snaps to lock my eye.
Knowing what I must do and crushed by what I could not.
Impossible to call and only a shot.
Halt and help to renew or reunite.
Who left you here on such a night?
Forcing my rig off, and grinding way down.
Against protocol; most would frown.
The warrant now signed, as I pass by.
Unrealistic expectations to haunt me now.
Lazy shade and a cooling wind,
Will be yours, one day my friend.
Find that path home and commit to stay,
You have a name, you are not a stray.
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Written on April 18, 2024
Submitted by Walkerwatercolor on April 23, 2024
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB CCDD EEBX XXFF |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 617 |
Words | 138 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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