The Garden Burning
Long before the clocks ticked,
the garden was burning
The law had been laid down,
only the animals ran free
Long before the clocks ticked,
two lovers were yearning
The power, the struggle
—the lust to deceive
(Villanova Pennsylvania: March, 2015)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on March 02, 2018
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | Ab xx Ab xx x |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
| Characters | 248 |
| Words | 41 |
| Stanzas | 5 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 1 |
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