Glowing Old
Don't try to shine brighter than the sun
Or beam more light than the moon
Just let your brilliance show you're the one
That illuminates every corner of a room
About this poem
Old poets are brilliant.
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Written on October 05, 2023
Submitted on October 06, 2023
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| Scheme | ABAC |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 158 |
| Words | 30 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4 |
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