silent gifts
I saw you sitting alone on your porch as I drove past your house
You looked peaceful and content on that beautiful day
I didn't to talk to you
Instead I gave you a gift you will never know about
By not disturbing you, I gave you peace and quiet in a world where that's rare
I smiled as I drove home, knowing I saw you happy
That was my gift to myself on that beautiful day
Words left unspoken are painfully beautiful
About this poem
I wrote this poem about a special friend He is a doctor and was on call when I drove past his house I saw him sitting on his porch but didnt stop to see him I know he doesnt get much time to himself I didnt want to disturb him So I went home and wrote this and never told him about seeing him or writing this
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Written on August 16, 2022
Submitted by elizajane727 on September 12, 2022
Modified on March 05, 2023
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| Scheme | ABCDEFBG |
|---|---|
| Closest metre | Iambic heptameter |
| Characters | 416 |
| Words | 83 |
| Stanzas | 1 |
| Stanza Lengths | 8 |
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