At Dawn, Still Not Quite Life
At dawn, when life’s quite still,
Still eye can see through lines,
Now not quite black, of blinds
Past panes where, stuck in place,
Leaves not quite green, a trace
Of trees that can’t quite fill
One’s field of view, hang faint
On not-quite-blue-washed skies.
No sounds but not-quite-sighs
Far from the frame, their hum,
Not-quite-heard cars, a sum
That’s not quite real, pure paint,
A scene eased on with knife:
Quite still, still not quite life.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AXXBBA CDDEEC FF |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 441 |
Words | 77 |
Stanzas | 3 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 6, 2 |
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