You gave us the earth.
You gave me the earth
and you taught me to learn.
As I grew in gerth
your heavens I yearn.
It hurt me without
You healed me within.
The deeper I saw
the more air grew thin.
The animals small
the forests a target.
For some its their all
while others - for market.
Snow covers the ground
though wars are forgotten
the gales grow profound
but man is still smitten.
About this poem
Living was giving.
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Written on December 07, 2021
Submitted by heathert.34240 on December 07, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABAB XCXC DEDE FGFG |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 365 |
Words | 81 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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