Desires



Diamonds and gold,
honey and ice,
glittering,
should the two ever mix
it would be chaotic
but somehow,
they are charming
draped ‘round
her caramel
throat
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Written on 2018

Submitted by lifeasalyric on November 05, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFCGHI
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 155
Words 30
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 10

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  • Adroity
    Well done!
    LikeReply3 months ago

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