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Ida

Giovanni Maria Tommaso 1950 (Rome)

I love my Ida

she labors for her family

she contends for her man

fierce for her children's welfare

she knows who & what she is

no mixing or mincing of characters

she in confident & holds her own

equally true as marrow meets bone

with an engaging personality

& a flare for love

created flesh & blood by Spirit

beautiful pure innocent soul

a fun-loving creature

to have & to hold

to whisper sweet nothings

warm & bold

this love of my good woman

a distinct person of mettle

this love of no-dream

in copious times or in disaster

About this poem

Germanic word id, meaning labor, work Ida, Germanic word id, meaning labor, work; and, as everyone knows, love implies work. It's a two-way street in all types of times and in all circumstances.

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Written on March 22, 2020

Submitted by gmtommaso on August 07, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme X A X X X X B B A X X X C D X D X X X C
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 548
Words 100
Stanzas 20
Stanza Lengths 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1
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Giovanni Maria Tommaso

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