Friends



A single river flows reaching its end
which charitable rain grew in a day,
the green grass by wild winds silently bends
under a black sky that sole shall not stay.

I, from oceans eager, will seek to dive
and swim with the ripples close to the shore,
surrounded by each true and square ally
reaching so my heart in their bay can moor.

My ship alone has sailed the frigid night,
wool has been what echoes have tried to give
when a taut horizon embraced my sight
and directed the limits sure to live.

Now, we together celebrate the fire
burning dead loneliness in a broad pyre.

About this poem

This poem is about the value of having friends when you feel lonely.

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Written on May 07, 2023

Submitted by robertrad2021 on May 07, 2023

Modified by robertrad2021 on November 12, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXA BXXX CXCB DD
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 579
Words 117
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 2

Roberto Suárez Torres

 · 1983 · New York

Hi, my name is Roberto Suarez Torres. I love reading, watching movies and writing. more…

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3 Comments
  • krystynmaynard
    friendship poem.
    LikeReply2 months ago
  • cokerrogers
    Very nice. We’re you camping with friends to get away ?
    LikeReply 11 year ago
    • robertrad2021
      Yes, and I saw it as a good metaphor to depict the solace found among friends.
      LikeReply1 year ago
  • Soulwriter
    Wow - powerful ending.
    LikeReply 21 year ago

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