Dark Bequeathal
Do our children inherit
our shadows
Denied of the light
their birthright implies
Willing them darkness
in probated limbo
Leaving what sorrow
—forever reminds
(Dreamsleep: January, 2023)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on January 25, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 192 |
| Words | 31 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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