Reflections
Lawrence Walters 1941 (Illinois)
1941 Born Once,
'53 Born Again,
Father's Fatherless concern
Left hurting for love to yearn
'58, Mom alone
1960, leaving home
Serving country was the plan,
Twenty year Marine Corps Man.
Skydiving, party days,
Learning worldly Fun-filled ways,
Married once, but not to last
Haunted wife, regretful past
Settled down, content to rest,
With four children gladly blest,
College late, a two-year tour,
Education soup d'jour.
Academically inspired,
Business Ad degree acquired
Wanting more to fill my cup
Drama, English, raised it up.
Military success behind,
Usher in civilian mind.
Ensuring new horizons face,
Bicycling took its place.
Thirteen years I trained to win
Finish Line's elusive grin,
World's Toughest Sport on the shelf
To tour and find another Self.
New love found, life enhance,
Carol, Epitome of Second Chance,
Ministry among God's Men
Spiritual quest, avoiding Sin.
One more goal before life's o'er,
Life's Thesis at Death's Waiting Door,
Poetry, Writing's gift explore,
Emulate Fitzgerald and Joyce
In similes and active voice,
Inspired, thus aspiring, I
Would gladly put down pen and die!
About this poem
It chronicles the wonderful life God has blessed me with. However, it also contains some of the regrets and sad times (e.g., A father who beat me unmercifully and a failed marraige.)
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Written on April 16, 1994
Submitted by Yahoody on August 14, 2021
Modified on May 01, 2023
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Scheme | XABB XXCC DDEE FFXX GGHH IIJJ KKLL MMAK XNNOOPP |
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 1,073 |
Words | 174 |
Stanzas | 9 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4, 7 |
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