A Poet's Journey

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The Metronome

The Metronome

They cannot lead a charge with a dirge

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Bob Metivier
Apr 13, 2022
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The Metronome
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Poem Ballade Form (Chanson)

Rainy Metronome — Photo by Josef Stepanek on Unsplash Letenské sady, Prague 7-Holešovice, Czechia

Simple and slow
The metronome beats
And with each stroke
The low tap of feet
A requiem keen
Bell tolls unheard
They cannot lead
A charge with a dirge

Bent from the blows
But not in defeat
Forward they go
To their destiny
Though thro…

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