All the Wasted Years
H.M. Cochrane 1976 (Colorado)
All the wasted years
By H.M. Cochrane
April 8, 2022
There’s a sadness in my heart
That I cannot bare
All the wasted years
All the wasted tears
A broken spirit
Depressed and squashed
Hope buried and forgotten
Faith stagnant like a lost pond
To see truth
To know truth
To understand truth
Yet slumber of the soul prevails
Easier to ignore
Than to face
Whether good or bad
Both are ignored
All the wasted years
All the wretched tears
Thoughts never shared
Dreams hidden
Feelings shrouded by false facades
Words unspoken to the Beloved
All the wasted years
Overwhelming floods of tears
Mended hearts leak only when full
Joy replenished
Love’s sweet aroma defeats
The stench of despair
No more wasted years
All the healing tears
About this poem
Written in sadness at the loss of my mother and turmoil in my family
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Written on April 08, 2022
Submitted by Newcreation139 on April 08, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
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Closest metre | Iambic trimeter |
Characters | 734 |
Words | 135 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 3, 30 |
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