Leaves
The annual hecatomb begins.
Veins
once full of life
bleed into red
into death.
Curled by cold
their bodies
fall through fall air.
Loss
upon loss
ushered into doom
by applause.
Is our joy cruel?
Is our awe at the end of so many
appalling?
Sometimes
beauty hides
in suffering.
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Written on October 28, 2022
Submitted by zachcardshark on June 28, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 375 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 4, 3, 4, 1, 2, 3 |
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