Tulips



My eyes open far and wide,

To see the broken bottles and cracking stones,

Upon the sea of trees and stars

A solitary tulip wakes to the evening sky

Alas its flame is not mine to perceive

Upon its shine do I seek life

It quivers in the morning rain with dew upon its face

Thriving in the summer odes of others abloom

Oh the life I see, oh the life I feel

When it's just me and the blue flame,

Gazing afar
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Submitted by Nighti on October 04, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X X X X X X X X X X
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 414
Words 96
Stanzas 10
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1

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