That Time, That Year
Seema Banerjee 1979 (Delhi)
I was upset, I was in despair, beyond repair
I was resigned, I was saddened, beyond hope
That day, that time, so was that year.
I was aimless, I was uprooted, without anchor
I was floating, I was transient, without mooring
That day, that time, so was that year.
I was lonely, I was alone, no one to share
I was lost, I was solitary, no one to tend
That day, that time, so was that year.
I found happiness, I found joy, beyond measure
I found smile, I found laughter, beyond estimate
That day, that moment, it happened that year.
I found hope, I found reason, without fear
I found peace, I found calm, without dread
That day, that moment, it happened that year.
I found someone, I found you, no one other
I found me, I found us, no one further
That day, that moment, it happened that year.
We are us, we are different, yet together
We are ourselves, we are distinct, yet united
This day, this moment and forever.
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Submitted by banerjees.in on May 22, 2021
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| Scheme | a x B c x B a x B c x B b x B c c B c x c |
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| Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
| Characters | 891 |
| Words | 173 |
| Stanzas | 21 |
| Stanza Lengths | 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1 |
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