Forgiving? Or does the monkey stay?
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
Is it that I have forgiven
Incidents long since been past
Hurts from a friend
Insults to end
Peace that I thought
Long would last.
Had I mistaken his meaning
Had I been troubled elsewhere
Did I foul up
Choose the Wrath’s cup
Misted these thoughts
From the past.
No, I resolve to do better
Weighty this bitter
Retained
Take a fresh start
Dry clean the Heart
Joyful the Peace
Regained.
Simply a better spin
Put on some words.
What I had heard
Unstained.
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Written on December 04, 2022
Submitted by dougb.72572 on December 04, 2022
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 11, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDBEFGGHBIIJKKLJMNOJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 453 |
Words | 88 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 23 |
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