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When I…

John Livingstone 1972 (Peterborough)

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When I look deeply,
Into your beautiful eyes,
I fall deeper in love,
This is not a lie.

When I hold you tightly,
Wrapped within my arms,
I feel like I’ve just found,
The luckiest of charms.

About this poem

This is a small little poem I wrote for the love of my life.

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Written on August 18, 2021

Submitted by SweetGypsy on August 16, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AXXX ABXB
Closest metre Iambic trimeter
Characters 184
Words 37
Stanzas 2
Stanza Lengths 4, 4
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John Livingstone

Born in Peterborough, Canada and grew up there as well. Had a ruff childhood all the way to his 30’s He then started changing his views and outlook on life in 2005 when his best friend took his own life. Never truly getting over his friends death he has used those feeling and emotions for writing. more…

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