The Dolphin's Lament
Sing me your name and I in turn will sing you mine
Just as days gone by, when I would move timeless
And you in your laughter would follow
Sing me your name and I will sing you all this and more
Follow. Beyond the shallows,
Where fear holds limit over the cast of your line
Listen - do you hear? Do you dare?
My music begins, beyond the divide of breakers and wild surf
Where the hue of your heaven meets the blue of my sea
Freedom blue.
Let go the seeds of your doubt -
On carefully charted shores leave them scatter and blow
My music begins in deeper water
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Submitted by Len-Varley on October 03, 2021
Modified by Len-Varley on October 03, 2021
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 547 |
Words | 112 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 3, 3, 3 |
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