But A Promise
of a morning
of a window
singing freely
/once heard
of a longing
of a distance
in the memory
/wayward
of a darkness
of a warning
that prophetic
/sojourned
but a vow
but a promise
a betrothal
/returned
(Dreamsleep: February, 2021)
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Submitted by sage48 on February 25, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCD AXCD EAXB XECX C |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic dimeter |
| Characters | 213 |
| Words | 41 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 |
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