Things I Should Do Today
Don't watch the kettle today
Watch my children play
Don't wash the floors today
Wash my daughter's hair and lace it with ribbons
Don't iron my tablecloth today
Iron out the wrinkles in my relationships
Don't dust the furniture today
Dust off my bike and cycle with my children
Don't polish the silver today
Polish up on my Monopoly skills
Don't listen to the news today
Listen to my children's stories
Don't fold the laundry today
Unfold the hidden child in me
Don't wait to spend time with my children
When I think I have the time, they will already be grown
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Motherhood
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Written on 2002
Submitted by lindagambino on July 27, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
| Scheme | AA AX AX AB AX AX AX BX |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
| Characters | 544 |
| Words | 102 |
| Stanzas | 8 |
| Stanza Lengths | 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2 |
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