Nectar



I’ve found that I don’t mind
the difference between trees
and flowers.
They are all appealing to me.
And being the honeybee, I am,
I’ve found I enjoy the sweet sap
from logs, as much as the flower’s
nectar anyways.
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Written on 2018

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABCDEFCG
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 222
Words 43
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 8

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