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The Hourglass 1:2

Merrow

What happens when the sand runs?
Is it the flow of time?
What happens when the sand runs out?
Will it all stop?
Is our existence tied to The Hourglass?
Or is The Hourglass tied to us?

Turn The Hourglass
What happens?
Is it all undone?
Or is it a new beginning?
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Submitted on May 05, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXXBX BAXX
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 251
Words 52
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 6, 4
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