Analysis of To Do’s Can Wait



Cozy in my bed I stare.
In a fog and unaware.
For when tasks, too much to bear,
I pretend they are not there.

Clean the house and pay the bills,
brush the dust off windowsills.
Dirty laundry basket fills.
Constant worry, often kills.

So I lay upon my bed.
Clear To Do list in my head.
Stress, a thought not to be fed.
Choose not doing, dream instead.

For tomorrow brings the grind.
Plenty minutes, then will find.
Choose now lazy state of mind.
Think no thoughts, relax, unwind.

Next day will not be too late.
Dirty dishes, they can wait.
When too much sits on my plate,
choose I to procrastinate.


Scheme AAAA BBBB CCCC DDDD EEEE
Poetic Form Quatrain 
Metre 1001111 001001 1111111 1011111 1010101 10111 1010101 1010101 1110111 1111011 1011111 1110101 101101 1010111 1110111 1110101 1111111 1010111 1111111 111010
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 620
Words 136
Sentences 17
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4
Lines Amount 20
Letters per line (avg) 23
Words per line (avg) 6
Letters per stanza (avg) 91
Words per stanza (avg) 23

About this poem

Just rambling some words to avoid doing the dishes.

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Written on January 07, 2024

Submitted by Giselavigil on January 07, 2024

Modified by Giselavigil on January 08, 2024

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Gisela Vigil

Thank you for welcoming me to this community. I was born in Cuba but emigrated with my family to the US when I was three. I am mother to three young adults now, and also a grandmother. I’ve been writing for years, some I share, others I still keep in my personal file. I often write of struggles for we all face them as we journey through life. But still, I feel peace knowing I try my best. Feel blessed to have been given the gift of writing which I strive to improve cause there’s always room for growth. more…

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