Forth
Roberto Suárez Torres 1983 (New York)
Inside the breast
of those that move like a thick slug
dragging their chest,
so when tread the road flesh will tug
and rough rip in lines while they lug
to find what none can;
lower not have I seen a worm,
as dust winds might fan
slipping abroad through a grip firm,
bends to shades of the narrow berm.
Why should they sit
and their eyes up to heaven shun?
Brooks at the pit
a bird, needs flight in the sun
with wide horizons a pair knit!
Slack non your pace
for your thoughts are a tower;
thick the mace
that static time will shower,
uptight aim at every hour!
About this poem
This poem is about moving forward, learning from each experience that has been endured.
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Written on February 25, 2023
Submitted by robertrad2021 on February 25, 2023
Modified by robertrad2021 on May 21, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | ABABBCDCDD EFEFEGHGHH |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 564 |
Words | 123 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 10, 10 |
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