A Poem That Sleeps
Waiting so patiently
Within the confines of my heart
Adrift in emotional limbo
Sits a poem that needs a start
Words temporarily misplaced
Subject matter of none
My mind is blank
No thoughts, not even one
Emptiness, zip, zero
Zilch, nada, nil
A dictionary packed cover to cover
And such a void to fill
Hands on the clock
Seemingly in slow motion
My lyrical wheels refusing to turn
Must push to start a commotion
Make a noise somehow
To stir the slumber it keeps
For a blank page awaits on
A poem that sleeps
Copyright © Dance Of The Poet's Pen 2011
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Submitted on November 29, 2020
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XABA XCXC BDXD XCXC XEXE X |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 530 |
Words | 102 |
Stanzas | 6 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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