The Grave
A deep fog rises in the heart,
clouding all the minds judgement,
the cemetary gates open,
trace the path of the downtrodden,
open graves lie all around,
beckoning to you,
dark arms reaching for an embrace,
swallowing the moon's reflection off the heavy mist,
you stumble through Death's abode,
until you finally stop at a marker,
and realize it as your own.
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Submitted on March 20, 2011
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABCCDEFGHIJ |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 347 |
Words | 62 |
Stanzas | 1 |
Stanza Lengths | 11 |
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