Isn’t It?

Sheri Miller 1948 (South Carolina)



Isn’t life Exquisite and Haunting?
We awake with new Breath, still
dressed in yesterday’s heavy filaments.
Unable to exhale the past.

We believe that Every day is
Newly minted, sparkling, full
of surprise and opportunity.
Just round the corner, isn’t it?

Still, there remains the Nuisance of
repetition, a reminder that we are
doing what we have done. Trapped
in our fragile webs of Entanglement.

We exist in the realm of
Magical Thinking while fear
of Change dampens our
Spirit. That’s true, isn’t it?

About this poem

The daily routine of life

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Written on August 20, 2021

Submitted on August 20, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXX XXXA BXXX BXXA
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 498
Words 84
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4

Sheri Miller

Born a Capricorn. As a child, the written word provided me respite from abusive parents. I’m in love with the emotionally-powerful impact of language…the words we use and those we don’t. more…

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