Lost to Adventure and Prey to Doubt
‘Tis adventure that hath stole
the fondness of his presence,
and, hence, I am wherefore left
alone; doubt has come
to condone my wildest actions.
To war for one’s country,
‘tis a valiant venture,
yet I conjecture that war
with one’s self may destroy
more than not.
There be no officer of the mind
keeping me from thoughts I might,
in fright, turn to and trust
to set my spirits right,
though my conscience bothered.
In the bosom of night, Sir Doubt
preyed upon my head
and made dead what was alive.
Thus, Death came to stay
and made a trick of my love.
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Submitted on May 01, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Scheme | ABCDEFGHIJKLMLNOPQRS |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 541 |
Words | 104 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 20 |
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