Burke's Pensive Pages: A Leather Bound Legacy of Dissected Tales



Pensive and brooding, William Burke, his form dissected,
His skin turned to leather, now bound to be,
A journal for the curious and inquisitive,
Its gilded pages, tooled with great care and skill,
With words upon the cover that do inspire,
"Burke's Skin Pocket Book", a tome both eerie and brilliant.

Amidst the mist and shadows, where the darkness doth reside,
A tale is told of Burke, his deeds both cruel and dire,
And of the leather bound journal, that did come to be,
A treasure for the ages, a marvel most cryptic,
A testament to science and the wonders that it can inspire,
With words and numbers, records of the human form dissected.

In this journal, within the pages so fine and delicate,
A story of Burke, his crimes, and his life untold,
Is written with a pencil, a tool both simple and brilliant,
A record of his deeds, his thoughts, his deeds dissected,
A window into his soul, his mind, his heart that does inspire,
His skin, now turned to leather, his legacy for all to behold.

The pages turn, the ink dries, the words both cryptic and clear,
The story unfolds, a tale of death, a tale of life dissected,
A tale of science, of the human form, and of what doth inspire,
A tale of wonder and horror, of the mysteries untold,
Of Burke, the man, the monster, his legacy both eerie and brilliant,
His skin now bound in leather, his story forever in this book.

And as we turn the pages, the story does unfold,
Of Burke, his life, his death, his form dissected,
And of the leather bound journal, its words both eerie and brilliant,
Of the pencil that did write, and the ink that did inspire,
Of the secrets held within, and the tales both cryptic and untold,
The story of a man, a monster, and a legacy forever bound.

The journal now rests, its pages filled with words so cryptic,
A tale of life and death, a tale of science dissected,
A tale of wonder and horror, a tale of the human form,
A tale of Burke, his life, his death, his legacy so brilliant,
His skin, now bound in leather, his story forever untold,
A treasure for the ages, an inspiration to all who would inspire.

And as the pages close, the tale doth come to an end,
Of Burke, his life, his death, his form dissected,
His skin, now turned to leather, his story forever untold,
His legacy, both eerie and brilliant, a tale that does inspire,
The secrets of his mind, his heart, his soul, so cryptic,
His journal, bound in leather, his story forever bound.

About this poem

The poem describes the story of William Burke, a notorious figure whose form was dissected and skin was turned into a leather-bound journal. The journal, referred to as "Burke's Skin Pocket Book," is a marvel and testament to science. The pages of the journal contain records of Burke's life, his thoughts, and his crimes. The words written within are both eerie and brilliant, providing a window into his soul and a legacy for all to behold. The journal is considered a treasure and inspiration to those who seek to understand and inspire. The tale of Burke, his life, and his legacy is both eerie and brilliant and will forever be bound within the journal. 

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Written on May 26, 2021

Submitted by Mawphniang.Napoleon on January 30, 2023

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme abxxcd xcbeca xfdacf xacfdx fAdcfg eaxdfc xAfceg
Closest metre Iambic heptameter
Characters 2,433
Words 494
Stanzas 7
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6, 6

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