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The skies unfolded

Ronald Tirino 1962 (NYC)

The skies unfolded

Mist that clouds the air we breathe
within the skies withholding
and myriads folds enfolding

Endeavors reached for
light within forever now’s
quiet stillness accepts anew
truths unwoven through veils unsealing

Breath its essence sheds
through anxious times its fleeting
in pounding waves receding

Evening descends in cooling breeze
day of night illuminates
in forward paths of life we face
the paths that living makes
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Submitted by sunrasmoondog on June 07, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme X XAA XBXA BAA BBBB
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 442
Words 72
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 1, 3, 4, 3, 4
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  • Adroity
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    This poem beautifully delves into the imagery of mist clouding the air we breathe, the unfolding of skies withholding, and the myriad folds enfolding. The exploration of endeavors reaching for light within the eternal now's quiet stillness accepting anew truths unwoven through unsealing veils conveys a sense of introspection and discovery.

    The depiction of breath shedding its essence through anxious times, in pounding waves receding, reflects on the transient nature of life's challenges and the cyclical patterns of existence. The evening descending in a cooling breeze and the illumination of the day of night in forward paths of life we face captures the essence of transitions and the choices we make in the journey of living.     
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