Tetractys x four: inspired by Wordmachinist Sunday Challenge: Tetractys
Tetractys: a poetic form invented by Ray Stebbing, consists of 5 lines of 1, 2, 3, 4, 10 syllables (total of 20).
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pray
focus
quickened mind
uneasy heart
and find peace amid the maddened ruins
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morn
touches
tender lips
yawns kissed away
strong hands knead stretching and we become one
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wrists
silk scarf
restriction
to free my all
in bucking pleasure of your gifted tongue
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'tis
sacred
to purge, heal
for sanity
poetry is a powerful weapon