We Only Have Today
We Only Have Today ©
Gary Shulman, MS. Ed.
August 1, 2021
I’ll wait until I retire
That’s when the fun will begin
Well sadly crystal balls don’t work
Just look at what has been
To those who choose deferring
Life’s joy’s and revelry
Tomorrow’s never promised
Not to you or even me
So gather those rosebuds while you can
Dance from night to day
Tomorrow is never promised
We only have today
About this poem
Never count on tomorrow to begin enjoying your life.....just look at what has happened to this world.
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Written on August 01, 2021
Submitted by shulman.gary on August 01, 2021
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | Axb xcxcxdbdxabA |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 388 |
Words | 73 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 12 |
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