Read in Silence



The glowing neon lamp diffusing light
makes waning day bright
I read these special notes
in silence overcome
With salty tears
Mine
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Submitted by arthurweil on December 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABCDE
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 130
Words 22
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 6

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