Lifespans of Trees
Lifespans of trees
working daylight and water
to nutrient
Rains timing broken up in rings
counting years above the surface
or cut down, these creatures
still breathing, even when
We can easily count
their ages
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Written on August 13, 2023
Submitted on August 13, 2023
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| Scheme | XXX XXXX XX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 211 |
| Words | 37 |
| Stanzas | 3 |
| Stanza Lengths | 3, 4, 2 |
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