Writing Poems
Sitting here in my home
looking at me write this poem
I wonder where the words come from
Do I think them cause I'm smart
or do I copy them cause I'm dumb?
In-be-tween each little pause
as I'm thinking up the next clause
I don't know what I'm going to say
or if I'm coming or going away
In fact I barley know how to write
but I must have some insight
And sure enough when I am done
looking at the total sum
of all the verse that I have written
be it about Man,God or Kitten
I just can't help but stop and think
that this is more than paper and ink
with silly words all over it
I always think I have a hit!
And although some will disagree
it really doesn't bother me
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Written on June 06, 1975
Submitted by rarememories on January 14, 2023
Modified on March 05, 2023
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Quick analysis:
Scheme | XA AXA BBCC DD EAEE FFGG HH |
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Closest metre | Iambic tetrameter |
Characters | 671 |
Words | 147 |
Stanzas | 7 |
Stanza Lengths | 2, 3, 4, 2, 4, 4, 2 |
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