Goodbyes

Odete Oliveira 1977 (United States)



She tries and thrives
With unknotted ties
Reflection missed and shy goodbyes
Reaching for time
Messaging a wink from her eye
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Written on April 03, 2024

Submitted by odete_o on April 03, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme ABBCD
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 124
Words 21
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 5

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