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Water Lily

Mark E. S.

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Water Lily
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          Water Lily, a Letter.
                             ; ; ;
                     Skimmed or not forded
        win of cause through waves water
              on waterway speaking
          tailed not eye nor ear if
     scaffolded nor feigned up in.
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Written on February 14, 2025

Submitted by mark.e.s on February 14, 2025

Modified by mark.e.s on February 16, 2025

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Quick analysis:

Scheme A BACDEA
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 282
Words 34
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 9
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4 Comments
  • ladyygracious
    ladyygracious
    Superb
    LikeReply 112 days ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Metaphors for human behaviors.
    LikeReply 123 days ago
  • alanswansea18
    alanswansea18
    I love it and the images too.
    LikeReply 123 days ago
  • karlcfolkes
    karlcfolkes
    Skimming, scaffolding, fording….beautiful complimentary images of the life of water lilies.
    LikeReply 124 days ago
    • mark.e.s
      mark.e.s
      It's also metaphorical!!!
      LikeReply23 days ago

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