Beauty
She came to me in the darkness of night,
I caught glimpses of her from candlelight.
Her face was veiled, her shape was hidden,
I wanted to rescue her from her prison.
Why should she hide her beautiful smile,
how I longed for the world to see,
how I wished to share her beauty,
as all of lifes beauty should be.
Did God make a rose to be hidden from view,
did he state a religion of Islam or Jew.
I wonder does the carnation, lead us to salvation,
I wonder if a dove leads us to true love.
I cry, that religion comes between us,
spreading hostility instead of love,
preaching war instead of peace,
Beauty is found to all who seek.
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Submitted on March 03, 2013
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABB XCCC DDBE XEXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 614 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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