Last Novena



The manhood
of a nation
marching in the breeze
Chasing what
the dead have wrought
taunting its reprieve

Caught within the voices
of forgotten
yesterdays
The winds of war
but nine days off
— as mothers kneel to pray

(Dreamsleep: May, 2024)
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Submitted by KurtPhilipBehm on May 04, 2024

Modified by KurtPhilipBehm on May 04, 2024

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAXXXX XAXXXB B
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 242
Words 44
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 6, 6, 1

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