Beauty down the pipe
Prophet went out on a limb.
Promise extraordinary
In the midst of messes.
Yeah, messes Buster.
Beauty for ashes, he said.
Burnt refuse.
No food value.
No building value.
Grey, listless.
Only ground nourishment
And that takes ages.
Oil of Joy for mourning.
Yeah the olive can do both.
Refresh, restore.
Where once only dove-like
Mourning could arise.
Beauty slash Joy.
Quite a pair of promises.
Mr. Isaiah.
Sure knew how to pick ‘em.
About this poem
Thoughts from Isaiah chapter
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Written on January 31, 2023
Submitted by dougb.72572 on January 31, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEFGGHIJKLMNOPJQR |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 434 |
Words | 90 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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