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War

Carolyn

April 22 
Free verse
Ares hastens here.
The forward path is dark.
Where do we find the sun?

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This is a poem about impending war

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Written on April 10, 2022

Submitted by 52peanuts on April 10, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABC
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 70
Words 16
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 3
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  • Jewoo525
    Jewoo525
    The funny thing is, if we stick with the Greek mythology reference, Apollo and Ares were on the same side- together with the Trojans. Regrettably, we'll probably find the sun either on the same side of the war or ambivalently shining above the battlefield. 
    LikeReply9 months ago

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