In every nook and cranny

Reaper

"The Not-So-Daily Poem"  [13+]

Reaper
Next to Peter
Callously closing the ranks
Ending Life in heaven and hell
Stops working from now on!

Prompt: Death has decided he hates his job. Write his poetic resignation.
You must use at least one of the following poetic devices somewhere in your poem:
alliteration, assonance, or consonance.
You must not use:
death, dead, dying, or any variations of these words.

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The Pensee is a simple exercise in counting syllables. There are five lines with syllable counts of 2, 4, 7, 8, 6. Line 1, which is also the title, identifies the subject, line 2 describes that subject, line 3 presents some kind of action, line 4 depicts the setting/location, and line 5 provides a final thought/impression