Analysis of Humility

Gisela Vigil 1959 (Cuba)

Haiku
If you are lucky
                     to not be poor, do not sit
                        on top looking down.

For another may
                   sit on bottom, look up and
                       feel blessed to be poor.

Scheme XXX XXX
Poetic Form Sedoka 
Metre 11110 1111111 11101 10101 1110110 11111
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 354
Words 37
Sentences 3
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 3, 3
Lines Amount 6
Letters per line (avg) 17
Words per line (avg) 5
Letters per stanza (avg) 50
Words per stanza (avg) 15

About this poem

Money isn’t everything.

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Written on January 12, 2024

Submitted by Giselavigil on January 12, 2024

Modified by Giselavigil on January 12, 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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