When I was Seven
Dhruv Sharma 2004 (Jaippur)
When I was seven,
I had but one question,
When will I grow up,
And be finally in heaven!
I just wanted to grow up,
Was tired of the sit ups,
Wanted to earn a lot of money,
Without ever witnessing the journey!
But now as I think of those days,
Just smile at how simple were the ways,
There was no stress nor tension,
Heck, I had fun even in detention!
Gone are the years,
Have nothing but tears,
Oh how I wanna go in the past,
And tell myself “enjoy while it lasts”!
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Submitted by wittyasshole on March 31, 2022
Modified on April 17, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | AABA BXCC DDAA XXXX |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 472 |
Words | 113 |
Stanzas | 4 |
Stanza Lengths | 4, 4, 4, 4 |
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