Rehearsal



They rehearsed and
Rehearsed. I rehearsed
and rehearsed.

I learnt all the lines.
“Don’t forget your cues”
the Director called.

The performance
Went well . She sang
and  danced with style.

I looked from afar,
for I was the understudy,
She was the star.

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Accepting the reality

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Written on October 12, 1999

Submitted by Goodtopspin on October 24, 2021

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XAA XXX XXX BXB
Closest metre Iambic dimeter
Characters 247
Words 43
Stanzas 4
Stanza Lengths 3, 3, 3, 3

Judy Kerlander

I started writing poetry in 90’s then worked on paintings and other art and other studies. more…

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