Composing It
Douglas Blair 1951 (London)
It starts out empty spaces
But I’m awake, alert.
Expecting inspiration
To bring on hope or hurt.
To show a hero coming through
Or social norm gone bad.
To try to recreate the
Greatest thrill I’ve ever had.
To show a people unlike ours
Or countryside pristine.
To listen to a singing lark
Or crackling ice at even.
All this and somewhat more
Becomes the searching Poet’s task.
But first the call of empty page
The choice, the Lord to ask.
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Written on January 16, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 16, 2023
Modified by dougb.72572 on January 16, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCBDEFEGHIJKLML |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 444 |
Words | 89 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 16 |
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