When A Friend Is Naught (Bussokusekika)
When Is A Friend Naught (Bussokusekika)
When is a friend naught
When they are preoccupied
When they are drowning
When they can not find meaning
When they no longer have hope
When even their dreams have died
Edwin Tanguma 2/6/2023
About this poem
I was just trying to be creative, for a poetess friend…And this poem is the result… Though my dreams are not dead yet…
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Written on February 06, 2023
Submitted by EdwinRayTanguma on February 06, 2023
Modified by EdwinRayTanguma on February 07, 2023
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| Scheme | A XBAAXB X |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 236 |
| Words | 43 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 6, 1 |
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