The Void
The void
We all live on the edge.
Some , by choice, have struggled there
Some, reluctantly propelled,
freeze above the ledge
But most, unaware ,
Stand with their backs to the void
And smile at the mellow pastures,
the sun , the cotton cloud
and pick wild flowers
as an idyl gesture of their permanence.
About this poem
sometimes I think I live in a state of deliberate ignorance...
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Written on April 07, 2017
Submitted by j-gordon1 on May 03, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 308 |
Words | 61 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 10 |
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