Spirit's Quest
Kathy A. Wittman 1949 (Tennessee)
You were my refuge.
You shielded me from
my soul's fierce wilderness.
I came to you, undaunted
by your brash determination
to blaze your own trails.
You were my hero.
I listened to your stories
of your wayward spirit's quest
toward distant western horizons.
We were lost pilgrims.
We squandered our passions
as our spirits gradually wandered
from those ethereal high places.
We have become strangers.
We seek our earthly treasures
and become sadly distracted
from brilliant youthful visions.
You are my mirror.
I glimpse my reflection from
your illusive fading memories;
I come to you now, vulnerable
to your heart's capricious whims
as you yearn for peace of mind.
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Submitted by kaleidoscopickat on May 01, 2011
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 642 |
Words | 110 |
Stanzas | 5 |
Stanza Lengths | 6, 4, 4, 4, 6 |
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