Sustenance
Your laughter washes me
in golden light
and silver haze
spilling a tidal wave
lifting me above
the weight of rock
assault of words
streets and alleyways
stained in blood
Nothing more I need
but this I do
a highway through
this desert world
Your laughter’s the water
that baptizes me
the sacramental bread
of our communion
wreathing us
in fragrant garlands
the sustenance I breathe
drawing to earth
the light of Heaven
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Written on 2020
Submitted by Keilani on October 04, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXB XXXXBX XCCX XAXDXBX XD |
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Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
Characters | 443 |
Words | 96 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 6, 4, 7, 2 |
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